North American Hurricane And Wildfire Season May Be More Extreme: Munich Re
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 CatastropheThe upcoming Atlantic hurricane season and California wildfires in the autumn may be more extreme than usual, the German reinsurer Munich Re said on Thursday.
So-called La Nina weather conditions are expected that can intensify tropical cyclones, Munich Re said in a report on natural catastrophes. The hurricane season runs from August through October.
The climate patterns may also create especially dry conditions in northern California that would make for a more extreme autumn of fires, Munich Re said.
Over the first six months of the year, natural disasters resulted in $68 billion in losses, lower than the average of the past 30 years, Munich Re’s report said.
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