Novo Hamburgo, Brazil - Floods hit Novo Hamburgo, a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, following extreme ...

It’s a proven fact: the relationship between rising global temperatures and the number of climate-related disasters is ...

Spain's insurer Mapfre said on Wednesday that its net profit rose slightly more than 30% in 2024 thanks to its non-life ...

Recently, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), the southernmost state of Brazil, was struck by a historical flood, affecting almost 2.4 million people and 478 out of 497 cities (Davies & O´Regan 2024). It is ...

Ironically, this year when the State of Rio Grande do Sul was impacted by major floods, 26% of Brazil's territory suffered the consequences of extreme drought, which is believed to be the result ...

THIS is the moment a British Airways plane was dramatically struck by lightning as devastating floods wreak havoc across Brazil’s largest city. The Airbus A350 was parked at São Paulo’s ...

Mapfre Re has posted a combined ratio of 93.6% in 2024, a 2-percentage-point improvement on the prior-year period. The reinsurance unit of the Spanish carrier delivered a net result of EUR285.6mn ...

StoneX cut its forecast for soybean production in Rio Grande do Sul by 3 MMT to 20 MMT due to recent flooding in the far southern Brazilian state. It now forecasts Brazil’s total soybean crop at ...

Brazil's National Supply Company (Conab) has been entrusted with purchasing one million tons of rice to feed the people of Rio Grande do Sul and avoid the intervention of middle people seeking a ...