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Swiss Re Flags Extreme Heat as Deadliest Natural Hazard in Latest SONAR Report
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Extreme heat kills up to 480,000 people a year, more than the combined death toll from floods, earthquakes and hurricanes, and is increasingly threatening infrastructure, economies and healthcare systems, according to Swiss Re.
The global increase in heat is currently seen as a major threat to society, but also to insurers, as a recent study by the reinsurer Swiss Re shows. According to this study, heat waves pose an even greater risk than floods, earthquakes and hurricanes. This circumstance could raise further questions about liability for damage from natural disasters. However, the threat situation in connection with artificial intelligence is also growing.
Staff/RG Extreme heat deaths exceed the total number of victims of earthquakes, floods and hurricanes. Heat-related risks extend to forest fires, health systems, infrastructure and agriculture. Swiss Re's recent SONAR report examines emerging structural risks, including an increasing number of incidents related to artificial intelligence (AI) and declining trust in institutions. Zurich, June 12, 2025 – Up to half a million people around the worl…
Photo by depositphotos.com Deaths caused by extreme heat exceed the total number of victims of earthquakes, floods and hurricanes Zurich.- Up to half a million people around the world die each year from the effects of extreme heat, according to recent scientific research, overcoming the combined impact of floods, earthquakes and hurricanes.This places the observable increase in extreme heat events among the most important emerging risks, accordi…
Swiss Re flags extreme heat as deadliest natural hazard in latest SONAR report
Swiss Re, a reinsurance company, has issued a warning in its newly published 2025 SONAR report: extreme heat now poses a greater threat to human life than floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes combined. The annual report, which monitors emerging risks affecting insurers and global systems, positions extreme heat as a primary concern not only for its toll on health but also for its wide-reaching impact across industries and infrastructure According…
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HandelszeitungWorldwide, extremely high temperatures cause hundreds of thousands of deaths year after year. And the more frequent and violent heat waves have increased forest fires with great destruction.
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