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13 Extreme Weather Events of Last Year (2024 Edition)

If 2024 had a theme, it was chaos from the skies. This year, the planet seemed intent on breaking every weather record, leaving us to face the brunt of its wrath. From blistering heatwaves that ... Re ...
Travellers are generally advised to take out insurance as early as they can, and there’s a good reason for doing that when it ...
Large parts of the northern hemisphere are experiencing heat records after heat record tumble, as unseasonably warm weather ...
In recent years, as extreme weather events have occurred with increasing frequency, scientists have been searching within the ...
Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas: more of it = more extreme weather. One of the strongest connections between climate change and extreme weather events like record storms, wildfires, ...
A grid is considered resilient when it can either withstand the effects of severe weather or, if severe weather does stop it from functioning, when it is able to “bounce back” and restore electricity ...
From 2015 to September 2025, Italy has experienced 811 extreme weather events, 97 of which occurred in 2025 alone. Despite these figures, only 39.7% of municipalities have implemented a ...
Storm Éowyn was the most expensive weather event in Irish insurance history, with final insurance claims totalling €301m. The ...
Central Bank of Ireland and Climate Change Advisory Council highlight urgent need to address ‘insurance protection gap’ ...
A tornado in Melbourne, severe storms in south east Queensland, snow in Hobart and heatwaves in northern Australia. It ...
Now, in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year, the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan is seeking approval from the state for an average 36% rate hike, which would ...
A windstorm brought torrential rain and hail to the SouthCoast, but was there a tornado? What the National Weather Service ...