Insured losses from natural disasters topped $140 billion in 2024, up from $106 billion in 2023, reports Munich Re, the world's largest insurer. “Climate change is taking the gloves off. Hardly any other year has made the consequences of global warming so clear.” www.munichre.com/en/company/m...

An article by @maydarwich.bsky.social, Morten Valbjorn, and André Bank explores the effects of the war in Gaza, "a critical juncture whose ramifications for both regional and domestic politics...will reverberate for years to come." Read for free! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...