Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday, but warned of a still "alarming" picture of extreme weather events likely driven by climate ...

Cyclones accounted for over half the losses on the continent, Munich Re reports, with less than 20% of the damages covered by insurance. Natural disasters in Africa caused about $3 billion in economic ...

Survivors of Cyclone Ditwah that has ravaged Sri Lanka in recent days began returning to their devastated homes on Wednesday, faced with a massive clean-up as they start rebuilding their lives. The ...

According to insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon, global insured losses from natural disaster events in 2025 reached ...

One year ago this week, a powerful bomb cyclone ripped through Washington state, with winds of up to 74 mph downing trees and power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and killing two ...

Swollen rivers have cut off towns and swept away thousands of livestock in outback Australia, authorities said as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flew into the disaster zone on Tuesday. Heavy ...

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 153, with another 191 ...

The news: Insurance group Suncorp reiterated its FY26 natural hazards allowance of $1.77 billion as it responded to damages caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji and bushfires in Victoria, with the ...

When disasters strike, we can’t wait for rescue—locals must be ready to help themselves.

Floods? Let’s wait until the next one. Hill towns disappear? Never mind, let the construction continue. Drought? What are water tankers for? In the face of such indifference to death and disaster, ...