Weather Risk

A new report raises the question of whether climate change will make the cost of flood insurance unaffordable for many people by the end of the century.

Tropical Storm Barry made landfall off the Gulf Coast of Mexico, packing 40 mph winds as it headed west toward Veracruz.

Insurance claims for flood damage in Germany may be as much as $8 billion, catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide said on Thursday, after the worst flooding in a decade.

They used to call Professor Nicholas K. Coch "Dr. Doom." Now they call him quite often.

The Oklahoma Insurance Department says insurance claims from a series of tornadoes in May jumped to 70,782 with insurance payments reaching close to $562 million.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced an ambitious, multi-decade plan that would put $20 billion toward protecting the city against natural disasters caused by climate change.