Schools in New Delhi had to shut down on Monday due to heavy monsoon rains that battered the Indian capital, causing landslides and flash floods that claimed the lives of at least 15 people over the past three days. Further north, the Beas River overflowed, carrying away vehicles and flooding nearby neighborhoods. In Japan, torrential …
The escalating menace of hurricanes is incurring financial costs for Americans even before a single raindrop falls. Florida and Louisiana homeowners have experienced staggering increases in their insurance rates over the past two years, and these costs are likely to escalate further as reinsurers confront mounting expenses of their own. According to CoreLogic, this year …
In Pakistan, the recent monsoon rains have resulted in devastating floods and landslides, causing the death of at least 50 people, including eight children. These rains occur between June and September and provide essential rainfall for the region, supporting millions of farmers and ensuring food security for the two billion people living in South Asia. …
Billions of federal dollars allocated by the Biden administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act may be wasted due to outdated government precipitation modeling used in state highway and bridge projects. A new report from First Street Foundation, a nonprofit climate risk research and technology firm, highlights this issue. The outdated model in question is called …