Canadian insurers face record costs from 2024 extreme weather
Montreal (AFP) - Damage from extreme weather in Canada last year pushed the bill facing insurers to an unprecedented CAN$8. ...
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Tag: natural disasters
Natural disasters cause $310bn in economic losses in 2024: Swiss Re
Zurich (AFP) - In a year set to be declared the hottest on record, natural disasters caused $310 billion in ...
‘Incalculable’ bill awaits Spain after historic floods
Madrid (AFP) - Spain's deadliest floods in a generation ravaged one of the nation's key economic regions and will leave ...
Climate change risk stirs oil market
London (AFP) - From forest fires to hurricanes and other natural disasters: climate change risk is increasingly influencing oil prices, ...
Natural disasters hit 1 in 5 US adults’ finances in 2023: Fed
Washington (AFP) - Almost 20 percent of adults in the United States were financially impacted by natural disasters last year, the ...
More money pledged for flood-stricken Brazil
Lajeado (Brazil) (AFP) - The BRICS group of nations pledged a billion dollars for storm-ravaged southern Brazil Tuesday as slowly ...
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