Record heat waves in India and Pakistan : will this become the new normal?
Since March 2022, more than 1.4 billion people in India and Pakistan have been crushed by heat waves which have been particularly intense and above all extremely long.
How Mediterranean tropical like cyclones are becoming “cyclops” challenging business operations around the Mare Nostrum?
Sicily, October 29th 2021: Medicane Apollo [1] approached the coast of Sicily and released torrential rains east of the island, especially over the cities of Augusta and Syracuse that received half of its annual rainfall amount [2].This event occurred right after a...
2022 Hurricane risk: La Niña remnants to increase
La Niña remnants to increase 2022 hurricane risk: AXA...
How an ‘atmospheric river’ led to the disastrous isolation of the port of Vancouver
Atmospheric rivers will become larger and more severe with climate change. The 2021 events in British-Colombia and on Vancouver port can enlighten us on how infrastructure can adapt to new climate risks.
Haiti Earthquake in 2021: Could it have been anticipated?
The major Haiti earthquake 2021 occured only 11 years after the previous one. Learn about how such an event was possible? Is there a link between the two events? How can one estimate the current risk on a site?
2021 European Summer Floods: A warning about the climate-induced increase in flood risk?
The 2021 Central European Floods rise an alert on the importance to consolidate and update flood risk management plans. The frequency and severity of floods is expected to increase in this region along the 21st century.