22 January 2019, BusinessGree, Extreme weather cost global economy $215bn in 2018, AON estimates. Global cost of extreme weather last year higher than previous estimates, making 2017-18 costliest two-year period on record. The global economic costs of extreme weather hit … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Extreme Events
18 January 2019, Politico, Pentagon: Climate change threatens military installations. Flooding, drought and wildfires driven by climate change pose threats to two-thirds of the U.S. military’s installations, the Defense Department said in a new report required by Congress. The authors of the … Continue reading →
10 December 2018, Washington Post. Climate change was behind 15 weather disasters in 2017. A drought scorched the Great Plains, causing wildfires and $2.5 billion in agriculture losses. Catastrophic floods submerged more than a third of Bangladesh. Record-shattering heat waves killed … Continue reading →
28 November 2018, The Conversation, Sydney storms could be making the Queensland fires worse. A strong low-pressure system has meant severe thunderstorm and hail warnings are in effect for much of the New South Wales South Coast. At the same time, very dry … Continue reading →