by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 13, 2024 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Technology
The airline VoePass, which operates a small fleet of planes made by ATR, said the flight Friday was traveling from the state of Parana to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport when it crashed in a residential area, killing 58 passengers and four crew members...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 29, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Workplace/Employee Benefits
“Heat stress is taking a heavy and dangerous toll on billions of workers worldwide.” Celeste Drake, ILO Deputy Director-General ILO estimates that excessive heat contributes to 22.87 million occupational injuries annually, resulting in 18,970 deaths and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 5, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Factors besides climate change — such as poor flood-control infrastructure and deforestation — played a role in making the floods more destructive. But it was the interplay between climate change and El Niño, the occasional warming of the eastern equatorial Pacific,...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
World Bank report findings show large middle-income countries including Brazil, India, Chile, Colombia, and Türkiye are making strides in carbon pricing implementation. While traditional sectors like power and industry continue to dominate, carbon pricing is...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 12, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Weather across South America is affected by the El Nio climate phenomenon, a naturally occurring event that periodically warms surface waters in the equatorial Pacific. In Brazil, El Nio has historically caused droughts in the north and intense rainfall in the south,...
