As extreme weather increases, countries are urged to invest in technology to warn populations of impending disasters
Senator Chuck Schumer calls for investigation as death toll surpasses 100 and more than 160 still missing
Multiple extreme weather events are hitting the economy and require investment in safety
Flood watch alert remains in effect as questions are asked about issue of warnings
Rescuers are still searching for girls missing from summer camp after Guadalupe River burst its banks following a deluge
Fire evacuations in Greece and Turkey while temperatures in Spain and Portugal hit 46C
Scientists say the atmospheric phenomena have almost tripled in strength and duration since 1950s
Driest spring in more than a century creates conditions for blazes, fire chief warns
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Soil smoulders below ground then fuels wildfires in the spring, sending smoke as far as Europe
Netherlands joins seven other EU countries in raising alarm about emergency shelters and lack of co-ordination
Parametric cover is gaining ground, promising faster payouts after extreme events such as floods and wildfires
Florida, Louisiana and California forecast to make up more than half of 2025 mortgage losses
Extreme weather means wildfires and flooding are becoming more likely, posing a risk to urban areas around the world
The mud has been cleared in Valencia. But questions remain about last year’s deadly floods
At least 150 people injured two years after quakes in south-west Turkey killed more than 53,000
Fire chiefs warn of climate change driving extreme weather in wake of weekend infernos
Regime’s aid appeal shows vulnerability after four years of civil war
Years of conflict and repressive military rule will hamper earthquake relief
Model takes into account weather forecasts as well as factors such as levels of flammable vegetation and human activity
New report says a magnitude 9 tremor in the Nankai Trough has potential for damage equivalent to half of annual GDP
Military government has lost control of much of country riven by armed conflict and crime
USGS warns damage could exceed country’s GDP after 7.7 magnitude tremor
7.7-magnitude quake near Mandalay causes deaths hundreds of miles away in Bangkok
New modelling puts 4.6mn English properties at risk from rain that falls faster than the ground can absorb it — a jump of 43 per cent on a year ago. Insurers are beating a retreat, but few homeowners are prepared to accept they are vulnerable
