Malawi Gets Insurance Payout of $11.2 Million for El Ni帽o-Linked Drought Disaster August 21, 2024 The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for a crippling El Ni帽o-linked drought that led the...
Hot, Inland California Cities Face The Steepest Water Cuts With New Conservation Mandate July 24, 2024 By Rachel Becker Facing a future of shortages, California is entering a new phase of water conservation: Cities and towns must meet new...
Islamic Insurance Helps Cover Muslim Farmers Battling Climate Change July 18, 2024 By Betsy Joles On his four and a half acres of land in central Pakistan, Izhar ul-Haq approaches farming as a science. He...
World Bank Eyes First ‘Drought’ Bond in Next 12-18 Months July 18, 2024 By Karin Strohecker and Marc Jones The World Bank is looking to issue its first drought bond in the next 12-18-months and broaden its offering of...
Zimbabwe Gets $32 Million in Drought Insurance From Agency of African Union July 5, 2024 By Godfrey Marawanyika Zimbabwe received $31.8 million from African Risk Capacity, an arm of the African Union, as part of an insurance payout...
The Era of Super-Wild Weather Is Already Here June 19, 2024 By Eric Roston, Eamon Farhat and Brian K. Sullivan Wildfires in Canada that burned continuously for over a year. Floods that brought Dubai to a standstill. Deadly heat blanketing...
AccuWeather: Intense Heat Baking Mexico to Shift into Western U.S. May 30, 2024 The heat dome that led to record-high temperatures in Mexico is forecast to expand northward and bring higher temperatures to...
Zimbabwe to Get Over Half of $60 Million Payout for El Ni帽o-Hit African Nations May 20, 2024 By Ray Ndlovu Zimbabwe will get over half of an expected $60 million insurance pay out meant for four African nations as it...
El Ni帽o Sees African Union Insurance Agency Pay Out $60 Million May 7, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin The African Union’s climate insurance agency will pay out at least $60 million to four southern African nations to help...
Study: California’s 2023 Snowy Rescue from Megadrought a Freak Event May 1, 2024 By Brittany Peterson and Seth Borenstein Last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from...