All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 4 2005 // The most comprehensive climate model of the continental United States predicts more extreme temperatures throughout the country and more extreme precipitation along the Gulf Coast, in the Pacific Northwest and east of the...
Dec 1 2005 // Citing the risks that they say insurance companies face from losses and financial risks associated with climate change, 20 U.S. investors led by several state treasurers urged 30 of the largest publicly-held insurance...
Nov 28 2005 // The United Nations 2005 Climate Change Conference gets under way in Montreal today – the first such meeting to be held since the Kyoto Agreement came into force earlier this year, and the largest gathering since the...
Nov 21 2005 // The most comprehensive climate model to date of the continental United States predicts more extreme temperatures throughout the country and more extreme precipitation along the Gulf Coast, in the Pacific Northwest and east...
Nov 20 2005 // The most comprehensive climate model to date of the continental United States predicts more extreme temperatures throughout the country and more extreme precipitation along the Gulf Coast, in the Pacific Northwest and east...
Nov 7 2005 // “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”Powerful, but perhaps prophetic words, following the passage of Katrina and Rita. Have we “scorned,” in William...
Nov 6 2005 // Powerful, but perhaps prophetic words, following the passage of Katrina and Rita. Have we “scorned,” in William Congreve’s words, the scientific community’s warnings that the world is getting...
Oct 17 2005 // New Reports Issued on Climate Change: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have focused more attention on global warming. The debate continues to rage over whether the higher temperatures and rising sea levels are a wholly natural...
Oct 3 2005 // Higher premiums, coverage restrictions already hitting many parts of countryHurricane Katrina is a poignant reminder that U.S. insurers, government and consumers are at enormous risk from escalating losses from hurricanes...
Oct 3 2005 // More frequent and intense heat waves that are expected in California during the next 100 years could overburden the state’s electric utility grid and cause rolling blackouts, according to a study by the U.S....
Oct 3 2005 // Higher premiums, coverage restrictions already hitting many parts of country.Hurricane Katrina is a poignant reminder that U.S. insurers, government and consumers are at enormous risk from escalating losses from hurricanes...
Oct 3 2005 // More frequent and intense heat waves that are expected in California during the next 100 years could overburden the state’s electric utility grid and cause rolling blackouts, according to a study by the U.S....
Sep 27 2005 // Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have focused the world’s attention on the global warming phenomenon. It seems clear that worldwide temperatures, especially those in the oceans, have risen over the last decade. Whether...
Sep 19 2005 // Report Warns of Dire Consequences Unless Industry, Government ActHurricane Katrina is a reminder that U.S. insurers, government and consumers are at great risk from escalating losses from hurricanes and other...
Sep 19 2005 // More frequent and intense heat waves that are expected in California during the next 100 years could overburden the state’s electric utility grid, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s...
Sep 19 2005 // Hurricane Katrina is a reminder that U.S. insurers, government and consumers are at great risk from escalating losses from hurricanes and other weather-related events, according to a report by a Boston-based investor and...
Sep 16 2005 // The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped since the 1990s, according to a study by researchers at the Georgia...
Sep 8 2005 // Hurricane Katrina is a reminder to the U.S. insurance industry, companies, governments and the general public that all are at risk from escalating losses from hurricanes and other weather-related events due to climate...
Sep 1 2005 // Dublin-based Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Climate Change and the Insurance Industry” to their offering.“The 1st Edition of Climate Change and the Insurance Industry report is a...
Aug 22 2005 // Also, Majority of Weather Losses Tied to Smaller Events, Not Larger CatastrophesThe insurance industry’s share of the world’s total economic losses from weather-related catastrophes is rising and 60 percent of...