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

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

Scientists link climate change to rising insurance costs for Iowans

Nearly 200 science faculty from 26 colleges and universities across Iowa endorsed the 15th annual Iowa Climate Statement, which warns of higher homeowner insurance costs due to a warming atmosphere. 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

Experts warn climate change could lead to higher insurance costs for Iowans

Nearly 200 professors and researchers endorsed this year's climate statement highlighting how a warming climate may lead to increased insurance costs in Iowa. Read More

Insurers are closing their doors to millions of customers exposed to rapidly growing catastrophes: 'A huge challenge ahead of them'

"Still figuring out how to walk that line." Insurers are closing their doors to millions of customers exposed to rapidly growing catastrophes: 'A huge challenge ahead of them' first appeared on The ... 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

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

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