Weather News Breaking Down The Cost Of Extreme Weather Events Caused By Climate Change

The Heat Is on: How Extreme Weather Is Driving up Food Prices

Rising food prices do not affect everyone equally. According to CNN, the study highlights how inflation caused by extreme weather disproportionately harms low-income households, who often spend a ... Read More

Extreme weather caused record-breaking $126 billion in damage with devastation across US

This year has seen record-breaking damage caused by extreme weather events across the US with costs estimated to be as high as $126 billion. Disasters such as the Los Angeles wildfires at the ... Read More

Extreme weather events caused more than $100 billion in damage in first half of 2025, report finds

Extreme weather disasters cost more than ever before in the first half of 2025, according to a report from nonprofit group Climate Central. CBS News environmental correspondent David Schechter has ... Read More

Iowa climate report warns rising insurance costs are tied to extreme weather

Iowa scientists say climate-driven extreme weather is pushing property and crop insurance rates higher statewide, with costs expected to keep rising. Read More

2025 Iowa Climate Statement: Climate change impacts insurance premiums

The 15th annual Iowa Climate Statement highlights the rising insurance costs for homeowners and farmers due to extreme weather events linked to climate change. Read More

Climate change is driving up insurance costs for Iowa homes, farms, scientists say

Nearly 180 Iowa university experts point to climate change as the cause of extreme weather events boosting insurance premiums across the state. Read More

Your home has a 1 in 4 chance of being at severe risk from extreme weather

Grist reports that 1 in 4 U.S. homes face severe climate risk, driving up insurance costs and impacting affordability amid extreme weather events. Read More

Exclusive: Europe plans service to gauge climate change role in extreme weather

The EU is launching a service to measure the role climate change is playing in extreme weather events like heatwaves and extreme rain, and experts say this could help governments set climate policy, ... Read More

In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes on Pace to Break a Record

The Trump administration stopped updating a database tracking the costs of the country’s worst disasters. A group of scientists has revived it. By Scott Dance The Trump administration this year ... Read More

Extreme weather caused more than $100 billion in damage by June — smashing US records

Since 1980, tropical cyclones have caused more than $1.5 trillion of damage in the U.S. (inflation-adjusted) — more than all other types of extreme events combined — and have caused 7,211 deaths, more ... Read More

Climate change is happening. Here's what NASA, EPA, others have reported.

The planet's average surface temperature has risen about 2 degrees Fahrenheit, largely due to human activities. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like ... Read More