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News and Alerts Blog

Early Warning Network's News & Weather Blog gives you a look at weather, climate news and the work happening at EWN

Insurance Council declares Newcastle hailstorm a Significant Event

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a Significant Event for the Hunter and Central Coast regions of New South Wales impacted by hailstorm on the afternoon of Friday 26 May.

TNFD Taskforce Publishes Final Draft Disclosure Framework

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) released the fourth and final beta...

Climate Risk and Directors Liability

Company directors are liable for foreseeable risks if they fail to take reasonable steps to...

New Zealands Budget Blown by Weather Bombs and Climate Risks

New Zealand's efforts to bring the budget back to black appears to have been washed away by storms. 

Reducing climate risk to homes and communities helps minimise insurance

“With households grappling with cost-of-living pressures, reducing the physical risks to homes and...

Australian Government Moves on Mandatory Climate Risk Disclosures

Current regulation, guidance, and impending mandatory climate risk disclosures are placing greater...

Climate Risk and the Big Wet in New Zealand

Australia hasn’t been alone this past season in experiencing catastrophic flooding.

Budget Busting Disasters and Climate Risk

Climate risk and other natural hazards are a recurring nightmare for governments, as they can...

Australia’s flood event grabbing international attention and EWN is here for it

 "Flooding across South Australia has disrupted major supply chains and left outback communities...

Climate risk and downstream impacts

As reported on news.com.au, supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have announced new, temporary...

Climate Risk : The Path Ahead for the Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road is one of Victoria’s greatest attractions and achievements. Indeed, it’s also...

Climate Risk: Maintaining the Murray River in the 2020s

The Murray River is a true icon of Australia’s natural beauty, its culture, and its tourism appeal....

Auditors in the Era of a Changing Climate

Once upon a time concerns around the changing climate in business circles were viewed largely...

The Actionable Horizon

When it comes to the quantification and mitigation of climate risk, many Australian businesses are...

Navigating the New Reality for the Top End

In the late hours of January 6, 1897, a cyclone developed near Port Darwin, striking the city in...

QBE warns that natural disasters and extreme weather can strike anywhere with little to no warning.

As reported on Insurance Business Australia, QBE Australia Pacific's general manager Arron Mann...

Why climate risk disclosures should be a primary focus for listed companies heading into 2022

As stated in Business Insider Australia, Australia’s corporate regulator says it will consider...

Climate change risk associated with bonds and its consequences

As reported on Financial Review, The Commonwealth has lost an attempt to have a landmark case...

QBE Group CEO Andrew Horton warns of climate risks

As reported in The Australian, "The weather has been so bad that Insurance Council of Australia...

Quality of climate risk disclosures only as good as the data

As reported on Voxy, New Zealand is the first country in the world to introduce laws mandating...