Hurricanes and floods bring $US120 billion in insurance losses in 2022
Frankfurt/Munich Reuters Hurricane Ian in the United States and floods and Australia helped to make 2022 one of the costliest years on record for natural disasters, Munich Re said on Tuesday, warning that climate change was making storms more intense and frequent. Losses from natural catastrophes covered by insurance totalled around $US120 billion last year, […]
Essay: Pakistan floods – ancient grains like millet could be key to rebuilding food systems
In an article first published on The Conversation, SHAILAJA FENNELL, of the University of Cambridge, argues that cultivating “pseudograins” like millet would let farmers compensate for falling yields as intensifying heatwaves make wheat cultivation increasingly difficult…