Climate scientist warns insurers of ‘compound changes’ in extreme events

The ETH Zürich professor tells delegates at Swiss Re webinar that a ‘best-case scenario’ would see an extreme temperature event occur four times every decade

Nine out of every 10 summers will experience extreme temperatures if global warming reaches 4°C, Sonia Seneviratne, professor for land-climate dynamics at ETH Zürich, said in the first in a series of webinars about climate change hosted by Swiss Re.