FRANKFURT, GERMANY — Climate change fuelled natural disasters that caused $320 billion in losses last year, German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Thursday, warning that "our planet's weather machine is shifting to a higher gear".   The amount of insured losses totalled $140 billion over the past 12 months, making 2024 the third-highest total since 1980, Munich Re said in a report.   The findings echoed similar figures from Swiss Re, the other …

Terwijl LA in brand staat slaat verzekeraar alarm om extreme kosten natuurrampen: 320 miljard in 2024

Algemeen Dagblad

Amersfoort

Utrecht

Netherlands

As LA burns, insurer sounds alarm over extreme costs of natural disasters: $320 billion in 2024

The Portuguese Council for Health and Environment, which presents a report on the environment and health this Thursday, argues that the climate emergency must be considered a public health emergency.

O Conselho Português para a Saúde e Ambiente, que apresenta esta quinta-feira um relatório sobre o ambiente e a saúde, defende que a emergência climática tem de ser considerada uma emergência de saúde pública.

Alterações climáticas: "Catástrofes vão ser mais frequentes, nova pandemia é uma realidade"

SIC Notícias

Impresa

Climate change: “Disasters will be more frequent, a new pandemic is a reality”

Natural disasters caused approximately 320 billion dollars, or more than 310 billion euros, in damage worldwide last year - considerably more than average. "Our planet's weather machine is shifting into high gear. Everyone is paying the price," warns the major German reinsurer Munich Re, which measures these figures annually.

Natuurrampen hebben vorig jaar wereldwijd voor ongeveer 320 miljard dollar, omgerekend ruim 310 miljard euro, aan schade veroorzaakt - fors meer dan gemiddeld. ,,De weermachine van onze planeet gaat in een hogere versnelling. Iedereen betaalt de prijs’’, waarschuwt de grote Duitse herverzekeraar Munich Re, die deze cijfers jaarlijks meet.

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Climate change fueled natural disasters that caused $320 billion in losses last year, German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Thursday, warning that "our planet's weather machine is shifting to a higher gear." The amount of insured losses totaled $140 billion (136 billion euros) over the past 12 months, making 2024 the third-highest total since 1980, Munich Re said in a report. The findings echoed similar figures from Swiss …

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The Manila Times

Dante Ang

Manila

Metro Manila

Philippines

Climate disasters drive high losses in 2024

Munich Re estimates insured losses soared to $140bn for 2024 as catastrophes mount

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Johannesburg

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

Gauteng

South Africa

Climate change ‘shows its claws’ with rising costs for disasters

Climate change fueled natural disasters that caused losses of $320 billion last year, reported yesterday January 9, the German reinsurance giant, Munich Re, warning that “the climate machine on our planet is changing to a higher gear.” The amount of insured losses amounted to $140 billion in the last 12 months, making 2024 the third highest total since 1980, said Munich Re in a report. The results echoed similar figures from Swiss Re, the other …

El cambio climático alimentó desastres naturales que causaron pérdidas por 320,000 millones de dólares el año pasado, informó ayer 09 de enero, el gigante alemán de reaseguros, Munich Re, advirtiendo que “la máquina climática de nuestro planeta está cambiando a una marcha superior”. El importe de las pérdidas aseguradas ascendió a 140,000 millones de dólares en los últimos 12 meses, lo que convierte al 2024 en el tercer total más alto desde 1980…

Desastres climáticos provocaron pérdidas inusualmente altas

El Economista

Climate disasters caused unusually high losses

"Copernicus" study: 2024 will be marked by extreme weather with heat waves and heavy rain.

»Copernicus«-Studie: 2024 geprägt von Extremwetter mit Hitzewellen und Starkregen.

Klimawandel: Milliardenschäden und 1,5 Grad mehr

junge Welt

Climate Change: Billions in Damage and 1.5 Degrees More

Jordan Times

Amman

Amman Governorate

Jordan

Climate disasters drive unusually high losses in 2024 –Munich Re

Last year set a new temperature record — and the third-highest amount of damage from natural disasters of all time. For insurers, the connections are clear.

Das vergangene Jahr brachte einen neuen Temperaturrekord - und die dritthöchste Schadenssumme durch Naturkatastrophen aller Zeiten. Für Versicherer sind die Zusammenhänge klar.

Der Klimawandel kostet hunderte Milliarden

Augsburger Allgemeine

Mediengruppe Pressedruck

Climate change costs hundreds of billions

Munich, Germany. The largest reinsurer in the world, the German company Munich Re, estimates that the natural disasters caused in 2024 damages worth 32 billion dollars (about 31 billion euros), as announced today. "The world is hotter than ever," declared the company's head climate scientist, Tobias Grimm. "And this is causing stronger storms, bad weather and floods. It is becoming increasingly clear that climate change plays a fundamental role,…

Múnich, Alemania.  La mayor reaseguradora del mundo, la compañía alemana Munich Re, calcula que las catástrofes natuales causaron en 2024 daños por valor de 320.000 millones de dólares (unos 310.000 millones de euros), según anunció hoy. "El mundo está más caliente que nunca", declaró el climatólogo jefe de la empresa, Tobias Grimm.  
"Y esto está provocando tormentas más fuertes, mal tiempo e inundaciones. Cada vez está más claro que el cambio …

Cambio climático aúpa daños por catástrofes a cifras récord

udgtv

Climate change over catastrophe damage to record figures

Natural disasters, compounded by climate change, led to exceptionally high economic losses last year, according to reinsurer Munich Re, which said action was needed to "strengthen the resilience" of vulnerable countries.

Les catastrophes naturelles, aggravées par le dérèglement climatique, ont entraîné des pertes économiques exceptionnellement élevées l'an dernier, selon le réassureur Munich Re, pour qui il faut agir afin de «renforcer la capacité de résistance» des pays vulnérables.

Climate disasters drive unusually high losses in 2024 –Munich Re

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