extreme weather

Separate studies from MSCI and S&P serve to highlight escalating climate risks for businesses and investors

PwC's Malcolm Preston says to build disaster-resilient infrastructure, we need new systems to identify and evaluate future physical risks

Sendai agreement targets lowering economic and human cost of natural disasters over the next 15 years

New report reveals global economic cost of disasters has reached an average of $250bn to $300bn a year

Philippines, China, Japan and Bangladesh are home to 56 of 100 cities deemed most at risk by Verisk Maplecroft

Met Office declares 2014 tops temperature record, as Central England Temperature series dating back to 1659 also shows warmest year to date

Contracts to provide back-up power in winter of 2018/19 awarded to 46 companies, adding £11 to annual household bills

Scientists warn that major investments will be needed in irrigation and infrastructure to cope with changing rainfall patterns

Maplecroft warns rapid economic growth in Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria is under threat from climate change impacts on agriculture

Bjørn K Haugland of DNV GL reveals how climate risk assessments are being baked into the certification giants decision-making