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NewsAustralian cyclone risk increases under La Niña
The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that La Niña has developed in the Pacific, with the potential for increased floods and cyclone activity
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Climate change analytics tool launched
Data suite from JBA will help global financial services firms plan for their future and understand possible flood risk under different climate scenarios
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Climate Week: CCRI warns of ‘cascading’ risk
COVID-19 should not be allowed to derail progress made in driving greater climate resilience
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Virtual roundtable: Dark clouds on the horizon
Australasian risk managers are reacting to climate change and improving the resilience of their organisations to extreme weather events
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ICA welcomes hazard research funding
The Australian Government has pledged $88.1m over the next ten years to the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre
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Nat cats cost global economy $75 billion in 1H 2020
Cyclone Amphan, which killed 133 people in India in May, was the costliest economic event of 1H 2020
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Australian hailstorms claims reach A$1.8 billion
The largest impact was experienced in Canberra which suffered from hailstones up to 6cm in size
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Asia counts cost of June floods - Aon
Total combined economic losses from flooding across the greater Yangtze River Basin in China in June is expected to reach $5.1 billion
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Australian bushfire claims reach A$1.86 billion
The figures were released six months after the worst Australian bushfire season on record, known as the ‘Black Summer’ - PERILS
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Parametric products can increase climate resilience
Today’s “wealth of data” can be used to construct risk transfer products for extreme weather - Nephila’s Barney Schauble
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Nitrogen boost decreases fire risk says new research
Oxygen reduction systems (ORS) stream nitrogen into the spaces, lowering the oxygen level to reduce fire risk, according to the research from commercial and industrial property insurer, FM Global
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Environment, cyber biggest flash points - WEF risk report
The risks around us are evolving faster than our reactions, the World Economic Forum warns
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Economic losses from disasters plunge in 2017
Losses down to just US$44 billion in the first half of 2017, with US$23 billion worth covered by insurance
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Energy crisis fuels economic uncertainty
The Australian energy market is going through a period of unprecedented technological change and there could be dire economic consequences in the pipeline
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Climate change is affecting the world, and Asia is feeling it more than most
As the World Economic Forum places extreme weather events at the top of its ‘most likely’ risk list, how can Asian businesses protect themselves?
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Just how serious is water risk?
As if the threat of flooding weren’t bad enough, scientists warn that droughts may become more commonplace too
