All flood risk articles
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NewsNew Zealand summer flood claims hit NZ$1.65 billion
Floods are the largest weather-related loss in history for New Zealand, prompting a rethink of extreme weather exposures
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Australia on El Nino watch as ENSO enters neutral phase
El Niño is the warm and dry phase of the climatic cycle, bringing the risk of drought and wildfires
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Damage from New Zealand catastrophes to exceed $10 billion
Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland floods to erode profitability of property insurers in New Zealand
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APAC nat cat losses cost $70 billion in 2022
In parts of China, a prolonged drought and heatwave disrupted shipping and hydroelectric production
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie brings heavy rain to Western Australia
Floodwater has triggered multiple evacuations, many roads around the Fitzroy River are impassable
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Eastern Australia floods top 2022 ex-US cat losses for insurers
The floods generated an industry loss of $4.7 billion, while the Fukushima Earthquake caused $3.9 billion in claims - CRESTA
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La Niña shows signs of declining strength
The climatic cyle typically increases chances of above-average rainfall for northern and eastern Australia during summer
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PERILS pegs Southeast Australia floods at $791m
The floods primarily affected the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania during October 2022
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Australia continues to warm; rainfall becomes more intense
State of the Climate Report shows an increase in extreme heat events, intense heavy rainfall, longer fire seasons and sea level rise
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Major floods continue across NSW, Victoria
Widespread disruption continues due to flood-impacted roads, rail, homes, properties, businesses and agricultural land
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Catastrophic floods hit three Australian states
More extreme weather is on its way with widespread rain and storms forecast across eastern Australia later this week
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Pakistan faces monumental hunger crisis after floods
The conflict in Ukraine has also disrupted the supply chain of wheat grain, seed and fertilisers into Pakistan
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NSW and Victoria face significant flood risk
Many communities are already experiencing flooding due to a wetter than usual spring and saturated soils
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Seoul: After the floods
Lashed by the most severe rainfall in over 80 years, will Seoul’s deadly summer floods spark a risk reassessment
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APAC region vital to achieving disaster risk reduction targets
The global battle to reduce disaster losses by 2030 will be won or lost in Asia-Pacific, according to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Eastern Australia braces for another wet Spring
With a third La Niña officially underway, outlook shows more than 80% chance of above average rainfall
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Significant loss creep on East Australia floods
Event is now the largest insured catastrophe loss event experienced in Australia at $6.3 billion
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Australia’s extreme weather burden grows - ICA
Since 2005, Commonwealth expenditure on disaster relief was $24 billion, while spending on disaster resilience was just $500m
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Losses mount from deadly Pakistan floods
Early estimates put the damage at more than $10 billion as minister blames climate change
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NSW government releases independent flood report
The O’Kane-Fuller Flood Inquiry’s 28 recommendations will help improve future flood resilience
