Affordable Insurance Eroded by Climate Change
As global warming makes hurricanes stronger, insurance firms are recalculating the cost of protection. Premiums are on the rise, and in some areas, insurance companies have dropped coverage completely.
What's at Stake
Storm Surge Maps
Climate change is adding to hurricane strength, threatening coastal states with flooding and higher storm surges. Our maps show the different degrees of damage potent hurricanes pose:
- Florida
Miami map | What's at stake - North Carolina
Wilmington map | What's at stake
The Science
Research Links Global Warming and Stronger Storms
A flurry of scientific papers published since 2005 explores the link between global warming and increasingly powerful hurricanes.
Features
Climate Change and the 2005 and 2006 Seasons
Global warming contributed to 2005's brutal hurricanes, but a quiet 2006 does not buck this trend. See why.
America's Flood Risk Is Heating Up [PDF]
Our report says that as temperatures rise, the nation's flood-control system must be improved.
See All Storm Surge Maps
In the News
07/06/2009
Monsoon floods leave nearly 500,000 homeless in India's northeast
Associated Press
07/05/2009
Tornado touches down in central Alberta
Calgary Herald
07/01/2009
Tornado near Tampa, Florida
The Examiner
06/30/2009
Monsoon Covers Central India
Wall Street Journal
06/30/2009
Monsoon rains covers almost all of India
Reuters
06/29/2009
Tornado Rips Through Hanahan, Residents Pick Up the Pieces
ABC News Charleston
06/27/2009
Monsoon advances in more parts of Maha, AP, C'garh, Orissa
The Times of India
06/25/2009
Storms Create Two Tornadoes in Southwest N.D. And Up To Five In S.D.
Associated Press
06/24/2009
Tornado, big waves leave 6 hurt, 5 missing
Inquirer, Philippines
06/23/2009
Tropical Storm Andres brushes Mexico; 1 killed
Associated Press