Hurricane Francine in Louisiana, flooding in the Carolinas and wildfires in California are among the extreme weather events impacting millions across the U.S. just in the past week. And it’s not just about the physical risks — it’s having a major impact on the affordability of having a home, as extreme …
Moscow — Warm spring temperatures have unleashed torrents on parts of western Russia, where thawing ice and melting mountain snow are swelling some of Europe’s biggest rivers and inundating towns and cities along their paths. The southwest Russian city of Orenburg, near the Kazakh border, was bracing for its worst …
Russia declared a federal emergency in the country’s Orenburg region after flooding in and around the area caused by a burst in a section of an embankment dam in the city of Orsk late Friday. “Taking into account the current situation and the reports we have heard, I propose to …