Insurance report: Extreme weather already costing us dearly

Insurance report: Extreme weather already costing us dearly Aljazeera.com Indeed, less than a week before Sandy first started forming as a tropical storm, global reinsurance giant Munich Re issued a report about the long-term trend of increasing extreme events, and the threats to life and property that they pose. Severe … See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

Extreme weather events: Developing countries hit hardest in 2011 UN-SPIDER In 2011, poorer developing countries have been hit much harder in average than other countries, according to the new edition of the Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2013, which was released in Doha on 27 November. Many of the worst natural … See all stories on this topic » UN-SPIDER