Flash flooding affected parts south west England, Wales and Ireland on 21 January, 2018. Some areas of France have also seen heavy rain and flood warnings are in place. In…
Storm Eleanor brought strong winds and storm surge to parts of northern Europe from 02 January 2018. The west of Ireland saw the worst of the flooding. Two people died…
One person has died and around 160 were evacuated after a major storm caused flooding in the Haute-Loire department of France from 13 to 14 June 2017. Météo France said…
Heavy rain, up to 200 mm in some areas, caused flooding in parts of the Occitanie Region in southern France yesterday, 14 February. Météo-France issued an orange level alert for…
It is 50 years today since the devastating floods in the city of Florence, Italy. It is thought that over 100 people died in the flooding, with around 20,000 people…
Cities and towns across Europe are warned to adapt to the battering they face from intense storms as extreme weather events become more frequent, reports Paul Brown for Climate News…
A recent report released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) at the third Open European Day at the Resilient Cities Conference in Bonn, Germany, on 5 July 2016, “Urban adaptation…
A report by Swiss Re, the reinsurance group, estimates that insured losses from both natural and man-made catastrophes rose by 51% to USD 31 billion in the first half of…
The Association Française de l’assurance (AFA) say that 77,000 insurance claims have already resulted from the floods and that the French insurance industry expect this figure to rise to around…
Insurance claims linked to the recent flooding in Germany are likely to reach about €1 billion, Fitch Ratings says, adding that claims on this scale would weaken underwriting profitability for…
Scientists have warned that the extra moisture in warmer air will mean more intense rainfall, but floods still leave governments unprepared, reports Alex Kirby for Climate News Network. LONDON, 5…
Another flood related death has been reported in France, bringing the total number of fatalities to three since 29 May, 2016. The flood situation in the previously affected areas in…
Continued heavy rain in France from 29 May has left the two departments of Seine-et-Marne and Loiret suffering major flooding and a further 8 departments in France experiencing serious flood…
Extreme weather caused by global warming could lead to more violent and more frequent storms devastating beaches on exposed Atlantic coastlines in Europe, reports Tim Radford for Climate News Network.…
Two videos have been released online showing the extent of flood damage if the Seine bursts its banks. The shocking footage shows water rising to heights of three metres, and…
Earlier today, Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, issued its Interim Management Statement for the first nine months of the year to 30 September 2015. The statement said that Hiscox had…
