Natalia Mehlman Petrzela introduces Extreme: Peak Danger. A mountain of trouble. In August 2008, around 30 climbers took on K2. Over 2 disastrous days, 11 of those people would lose their lives.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Governments and banks will struggle to cope with the soaring costs of natural catastrophes such as floods ...