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Outdated technology led to widespread disruption during December snowstorm while US rivals recovered fairly quickly
Soaring increases in crucial January renewals threaten to raise premiums and reduce cover on offer
Southwest hardest hit as thousands of flights still being cancelled across US
Treasury wants underwriting details to assess ‘vulnerabilities’ to extreme weather losses
World’s largest active volcano erupts after nearly four decades
Some reinsurers forced to exit market because of rising costs to provide cover
El Niño and La Niña heating and cooling phenomena set to become stronger, warn scientists
As world leaders meet in Egypt for COP27, rich countries face growing pressure to pay for the costs of climate damage, while food and energy crises loom large. Also: US climate ambitions; Africa’s energy transition; new solutions; saving the oceans
This year’s crop of extreme weather events has brought home the urgency of tackling climate change
The idea of richer countries paying out to cover the costs of climate damage has long been a divisive subject
At COP27, more funding is needed for poorer countries to adapt to warming
Climate change risks may rapidly outstrip nations’ ability to cope, warns report
The city is preparing for a future of increased coastal flooding and larger storms
Disaster puts country at forefront of debate about who should pay for ravages of global warming
Reinsurers prove their worth when times are hard
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says failure to secure funds risks exacerbating political instability
Zurich-based reinsurer predicts third-quarter loss of $500mn
Unusually heavy rainy season and dam discharges destroy farmland and roads in most states, says government
Cost of storm that hit Florida expected to prompt insurers to lift premiums and rethink coverage
Water stress and floods place infrastructure at ‘significant risk’, World Meteorological Organization reports
Developing countries are stepping up demands for compensation at the UN conference in Egypt
Storm tore through a corner of the US state that was once the nation’s hottest housing market
Scientists say rising temperatures 20 times more likely owing to human actions
Rescue workers survey extensive damage after hurricane kills more than 50 in southern states
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