Authorities across southern Europe battle to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are consistent with climate change.
Aerial assets play a key role in the battle to keep forest and bush blazes at bay. From modified airframes to purpose-built aircraft, we look at what the latest specialist platforms are capable of.
Global insured losses from natural catastrophe events were estimated at $39 billion for the first half of 2022, off 31.6% from the first half of 2021’s $57 billion and 18% higher than the 21st-century average of $33 billion.
Funding for the InsurTech sector held steady in the second quarter of 2022, coming in at roughly $2.4 billion after a sharp downturn in the first quarter.
Louisianans know what it looks like when a homeowner is at the mercy of their insurance company: the blue-topped roofs, the drywall mounded on the curb.
“For some perils, while vendors may have adjusted their views to reflect recent experience, we believe that they have not robustly captured the physics of climate change.”
What started as a grass fire in suburban Dallas turned into a devastating blaze, torching 10 to 20 acres. Now, parts of North Texas face “elevated fire danger”.
Alaska is burning this year in ways rarely or ever seen. So far this year more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut and the typically worst of the fire season lays ahead.
Firefighters finally started to control California’s largest wildfire so far this year, halting its eastward expansion toward nearby Yosemite National Park while thousands remained under evacuation orders.