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Insurance premiums and adaptation measures have not kept pace with climate change
Scientists warn of flood risk as warming oceans fuel the ‘Pineapple Express’
Inadequate investment in flood defences leaves capital and other areas at risk, warn two reports
River levels expected to hit communities over coming days, as PM dismisses claims government has been slow to act
ABI calls for more support for homeowners after string of damaging storms
World Meteorological Organization forecasts new patterns of both extreme flooding and drought across the globe
Death toll expected to rise after Storm Daniel devastates eastern city
Also in this newsletter: the EU’s enlargement debate genie is very much out of the bottle
Mark Hoban says growing challenge from climate change requires action from insurers and homeowners
Residents blame Moscow-installed authorities for blocking evacuation efforts and abandoning them following Kakhovka dam burst
Also in this newsletter: floods in northern Italy make stark the impact of climate change, again
First countrywide test of system designed to be used in the event of life-threatening emergencies will take place at 3pm on April 23
Powerful Pacific storms and heavy snow wipe out extreme drought in California, NOAA says
Submerged Hollywood sign
At COP27, more funding is needed for poorer countries to adapt to warming
Devastating floods have hit a country riven by financial and political crises
Record rainfall combined with glacial melt devastates estimated 30mn people
Records broken as region experiences three times the average monthly rainfall
Climate change is leaving cities across the world uninsurable, and evacuation may be the only solution
Rise in extreme weather-related claims fuels concern about impact of climate change on sector
Once a refuge for the divorced, bankrupt and unemployed, Miami has evolved into a paradise of freedom
Weather pattern linked to floods in Australia, drought in Afghanistan and dry winter in US
As threat to wealth and health grows, expect predictive technology to become equally vital
Default rate on muni bonds may rise as cash-strapped cities struggle with extreme weather events
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