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| | | ... emerged as a major climate and nature nexus issue. An asset level assessment of 306 farm assets identified water stress, flooding and wildfires as the primary climate hazards affecting financial performance. Under a high emissions scenario, the proportion ... |
| | | | ... Survey finds that severe storms (62%) have the most detrimental effect on businesses, followed by extreme heat (49%) and flooding (47%). Transportation companies are disproportionately affected by severe storms (76%), which can disrupt logistics networks. ... |
| | | | ... Modelling predicts business-interruption losses could amount to around US$1.07 trillion. Coastal (17%) and pluvial (46%) flooding are also shown to have a significant impact on businesses, accumulating to a US$76 billion cost in damages for businesses. ... |
| | | | ... of global heating, we can expect more deadly climate disasters. Already this year, Australians have faced destructive flooding in New South Wales and Queensland, drought in South Australia and Victoria, and devastating marine heatwaves across three states. ... |
| | | | ... reduction in pollution incidents, a ~80% reduction in customer complaints, and other areas such as water leakage and sewer flooding which are now top quartile. MAM has separately supported Southern Water in reducing its legacy holding debt, improving ... |
| | | | ... that look at the impacts of water scarcity and stress increasing operating costs and capital expenditure, freshwater flooding leading to capital destruction, water shortages resulting in stranded assets, the fourfold increase in costs of biological invasions ... |
| | | | ... dealing with climate change. How can they future-proof assets and deliver services to communities with coastal hazards, flooding and other climate-related events? There seems to be a once-in-100-year-event happening consistently. "Local councils are ... |
| | | | ... billion worth of damage. This comes as seven people have been reported missing in Western Australia amid severe storms and flooding. Insurance costs are rising globally due to increased natural hazard events, increases in the cost of rebuilding post-disaster ... |
| | | | ... state's positive momentum and will pile more climate risks and costs onto communities who are still reeling from flooding rains, deadly bushfires and destructive storms," Rayner said. WWF Australia also signalled its support. CEO Dermot O'Gorman ... |
| | | | ... about the return of El Niño, a massive climate disruptor drying part of the globe while drowning others with extreme flooding. |
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