11/09/2026

With the UN warning of a 'danger zone of extreme weather', can technology limit the economic damage? With floods, fires and drought devastating economies around the world, Ben Thompson explores how lives and livelihoods can be protected.

Senior European Central Bank economist Margherita Giuzio explains the financial impact of extreme weather and the help offered by insurance, and the World Food Programme's Simon Renk talks us through the challenges of keeping millions of the world's poorest people fed. The European Space Agency's head of earth observations, Simonetta Cheli, explains how better satellite data is helping us understand wild weather and be better prepared when it arrives.

Also, the CEO of British menswear label Private White V.C., James Eden, explains why he's keeping his manufacturing local.