All the headlines from our Natural Disasters Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 30 2025 // Edison International beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as the utility benefited from lower operating and interest expenses and higher rates for its services.Lower interest rates reduce...
Apr 30 2025 // Arch Capital’s first-quarter profit fell 49.2% as catastrophe losses from the California wildfires weighed on its underwriting performance and investment returns, the insurer said on Tuesday.The results mirror those...
Apr 30 2025 // The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is returning to the municipal bond market with a $1 billion offering, roughly three months after shelving a sale in the immediate wake of historic wildfires that began burning...
Apr 29 2025 // The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported continued progress in fighting the Jones River wildfire, with the fire being 75% contained by noon on Monday, April 28.Officials said crews will remain on the scene for the next...
Apr 28 2025 // A multi-day severe weather outbreak is expected to bring heavy thunderstorms, large hail and the threat of tornadoes across the central U.S.Parts of the Upper Midwest – particularly southern and western Minnesota and...
Apr 28 2025 // The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has continued to make progress fighting the Jones River wildfire. The service reported the fire was 65% contained by Sunday morning April 27.However, the service repeated a warning from...
Apr 25 2025 // Net income at The Hartford decreased 16% to $630 million in the first quarter 2025, driven by losses from the California wildfires.Property/casualty catastrophe losses for Q1 2025 were $467 million pretax—$325 million,...
Apr 25 2025 // It’s not often that applause breaks out in the audience after a vote at the Hawaiʻi Legislature, but that one afternoon this week.The measure was House Bill 1001, and the subject was settling claims related to the...
Apr 25 2025 // Despite rain statewide this month, the New Hampshire Forest Protection Bureau reports that 72% of the Granite State is currently experiencing abnormally dry conditions.The bureau is reminding the public that spring is the...
Apr 25 2025 // At a time when firefighters are battling one of the worst wildfires in New Jersey’s history, there is an increased risk for rapid fire spread this afternoon across portions of the Garden State and eastern...
Apr 25 2025 // Around 156 million Americans, nearly half of the US population, now live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, part of a trend toward declining air quality as climate change-related extreme weather events like...
Apr 25 2025 // A long-range forecast predicts wildfires will burn more land across the U.S. this year, with a potentially active spring in places and a build up into summer.An AccuWeather forecast out on Wednesday calls for 7 to 9...
Apr 25 2025 // The wildfire scorching southern New Jersey ignited despite a series of downpours in recent weeks — and the region is ripe for more blazes.April’s rains didn’t soak into the ground enough to prevent the fire...
Apr 24 2025 // PG&E Corp. missed first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, as the power company was hurt by higher operating and interest expenses.Higher-for-longer interest rates push up borrowing costs for utility companies,...
Apr 24 2025 // New Jersey officials announced that a 19-year old man has been charged with arson in connection with the Jones Road wildfire that started on April 22 and has spread throughout the southern Ocean County area.Joseph Kling of...
Apr 24 2025 // The UK’s driest start to the year in four decades is threatening the country’s grain crops and increasing the risk of wildfires.Total precipitation of about 20.5 centimeters (8.1 inches) during the first...
Apr 23 2025 // A major wildfire in southern New Jersey’s Ocean County expanded last night, leading to the evacuation of 5,000 people and threats to more than 1,320 structures.The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported last night...
Apr 23 2025 // First quarter 2025 net income at Chubb fell nearly 38% to about $1.3 billion as losses from the California wildfires overcame underlying results.Chief Executive Officer Evan G. Greenberg in a statement said the insurer...
Apr 22 2025 // A slow-moving, active storm system brought heavy rain, large hail and tornadoes to parts of Texas and Oklahoma and left three people dead as severe weather warnings Sunday continue to threaten parts of the south-central...
Apr 21 2025 // Global natural catastrophes had an insured price tag of more than $53 billion during the first quarter of 2025 – claims driven by California’s wildfires of approximately $38 billion, or 71% of total insured losses...