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

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

2025 Iowa Climate Statement: Climate change impacts insurance premiums

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX, THE 15TH ANNUAL CLIMATE STATEMENT SAYS SEVERE WEATHER WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON INSURANCE PREMIUMS FROM HOMEOWNERS TO FARMERS. EXPERTS SAY THE PRICE FOR INSURANCE DUE TO EXTREME ... Read More

Extreme weather events drive up food prices, study shows

Climate change is driving up food prices due to its impact on global temperatures and weather patterns, according to recent research. Read More

Weather that drove Iberian wildfires is 40 times more likely due to climate change, report says

MADRID (Reuters) -The hot, dry and windy conditions this summer that fueled the worst wildfires in Spain for at least three decades are 40 times more likely to recur due to human-caused climate change ... Read More

Costs of extreme weather: How to stay powered and protected year-round

Extreme weather events can come with a hefty price tag. From power outages and frozen pipes to spoiled food and damaged electronics, the costs of being unprepared can add up quickly. Whether it’s a ... Read More

Europe’s Extreme Summer Weather Could Cost It Billions

Heat waves and flooding could cost the European Union $50 billion in damage to buildings and crops as well as a loss of productivity, a new study found. By Melissa Eddy Melissa Eddy covers the German ... Read More

Survey: Hurricane season ends, but weather woes push Floridians to move

Although the Atlantic hurricane season has officially ended, Floridians' woes over severe weather and soaring homeowners' insurance costs still linger. A new Florida Atlantic University survey finds ... Read More

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Climate change, extreme weather and insurance companies

“We are homeowners whose entire neighborhoods have been destroyed by fires and we’re fighting our insurance companies while continuing to pay rate hike after rate hike.” “We are small business owners ... Read More

How extreme weather is making plastic pollution more mobile, more persistent and more hazardous

Microplastics are already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up, they are becoming a much bigger and more hazardous problem, according to a new analysis ... Read More