All extreme weather articles
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News$2.2 trillion global electronics industry at threat from semiconductor supply chain
Risks include geopolitical tensions, earthquakes, and extreme weather, but risk transfer solutions remain thin on the ground
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Global freeze map will help with business continuity
Freeze risk regularly impacts equipment and infrastructure which is often hidden and enclosed within a building
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Allianz Risk Barometer: Fallout from global crises dominates survey
Inflation, financial market volatility, a looming recession and the energy crisis are top risers for 2023
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“Hopes of a Net Zero future are fading” - WEF Global Risks
We are heading towards ”a slower and more disorderly climate transition” as short-term crises take precedence
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2022 nat cats set records with $270 billion in losses
Europe’s summer of extremes resulted in costly wildfires, hailstorms and business and trade disruption
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Winter storms cost insurers $4.2 billion in 2022 - CRESTA
Weather-related catastrophes again dominated insurance industry losses in 2022, with three major events in Europe
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2023 to be one of Earth’s “hottest on record”
Mean temp rise up to 1.3°C above pre-industrial period as UK experiences its hottest year on record
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Taking action after another year of extremes
Climate has had a dramatic impact on business and society in 2022 and it’s time to take meaningful action
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The Climate School launches module for risk managers
Airmic and AXA Climate back training for risk specialists preparing their companies for climate risks
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When the lights go out
As Europe heads into a ‘Winter of Discontent’, how can risk managers plan for the worst, and coldest, of the energy crisis?
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Where there’s a will, there’s a way
Highlights from the World@Risk Climate Change and ESG Forum
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IDF calls for ‘convergence’ of insurance and disaster risk management
As key milestones announced at COP27, IDF heralds the industry’s ability to influence “systemic change”
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Climate risks could undermine viability of world’s key waterways
Rising physical climate risks, such as coastal inundation and extreme heat and wind, could impact key shipping lanes
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COP27: Time to confront a warming Europe
Temperatures in Europe have increased at over twice the global average over the past 30 years - WMO
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COP27: Egypt moots catastrophe pool to build climate resilience
Ahead of COP27, insurance industry experts gathered to discuss innovative approaches to transferring catastrophic risk
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COP27: ‘Tangible progress’ essential to close climate finance gap
The impacts of climate change can be seen around the world in 2022, at a growing cost burden
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Surface flood risk to rise in 80% of European countries
Mainland Europe could see a 23% increase in surface water loss by mid century as a result of climate change - JBA
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Climate change: Unpicking the complexity
Is our permanent state of crisis a distraction from climate commitments, or an opportunity to accelerate the transition?
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Special report: Climate change 2022
Why risk professionals are the ideal people to make sense of the complexities surrounding climate change
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Hurricane Ian barrels across the Florida peninsula
Over two million people are without power after the 5th most powerful storm in US history slammed into southwest Florida
