Severe convective storm (SCS) activity across the United States has now cost the insurance and reinsurance industry more than $20 billion in 2025, broker Gallagher Re estimates, with its Chief Science Officer Steve Bowen highlighting that the May 14th to 20th outbreak could drive insured losses of up to $7 billion.2025 becomes the eighth year … Read more
The National Weather Service (NWS) – part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – recently announced that it was reducing the number of weather balloons it launches across the country, citing staffing shortages at 11 NWS locations. The launch cuts followed NOAA’s announcement of hundreds of layoffs or voluntary resignations across the agency, … Read more
Snowmobilers in northern Baileys Harbor on one of the mere nine days the Door County Snowmobile Trail Network was open this winter. Photos by Remy Carmichael. Cross country skiers, snowshoers and snowmobilers have had particularly short seasons the last three winters, with snow sticking on the ground for just a few short weeks. The Door … Read more
While the perception of overall severe weather risks varies significantly by region, 65 percent of the participants nationwide believed their home is at risk from thunderstorms, according to the new report, Catastrophic Weather Events and Mitigation: Survey of Homeowners by the Insurance Research Council (IRC), a division of The Institutes. Overall, this and other key … Read more
Extreme weather events like flooding and wildfires are often cited as evidence of the need to tackle climate change. But do these events lead to real political change? Drawing on a new study covering nine European countries, Tim Wappenhans, António Valentim, Heike Klüver and Lukas Stoetzer find no evidence of a shift in the political … Read more