All the headlines from our Natural Disasters Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 12 2023 // Wildfire has become an increasingly challenging threat in many Western States. With an ever-increasing frequency and intensity, this continues to pose a serious threat to lives and properties across the exposed area....
Oct 10 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Welcome to the third installment of our four-part series on wildfire hazard and risk management, where we will explore CoreLogic’s wildfire risk models and their...
Oct 6 2023 // Typhoon Koinu strengthened as the storm headed across the South China Sea toward Hong Kong, contrary to earlier expectations by most meteorologists who had predicted it would weaken.At 5 p.m. Hong Kong time, Koinu had...
Oct 4 2023 // Hong Kong insurance claims caused by natural disasters may climb to a record and exceed $500 million this year should approaching Typhoon Koinu add to this storm season’s damages, according to Bloomberg...
Oct 3 2023 // Severe Typhoon Koinu will pass over the southern tip of Taiwan in coming days before heading toward Hong Kong in a weakened state, according to regional observatories.The storm will intensify into a super typhoon with...
Oct 3 2023 // A lingering drought affecting more than 80% of Texas is causing wildfires, hurting agriculture and drying up water supplies throughout the state.This year’s drought comes less than a year after Texas experienced one...
Oct 2 2023 // Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze.As high winds whipped burning...
Oct 2 2023 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler sent a letter asking insurance companies and adjusters working with communities impacted by the Gray and Oregon Road fires to expedite the approval process for debris...
Sep 27 2023 // ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina that makes critical supplies for U.S. hospitals has restarted production about 10 weeks after it was heavily damaged by a tornado, the...
Sep 26 2023 // A federal judge rejected a request by McClenny Moseley & Associates to claim an interest in legal fees and expenses from a hurricane damage lawsuit, saying the law firm obtained its clients illegally by using a...
Sep 26 2023 // From just outside the burn zone in Lahaina, Jes Claydon can see the ruins of the rental home where she lived for 13 years and raised three children. Little remains recognizable beyond the jars of sea glass that stood...
Sep 25 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Movie star Anthony Mackie was back in his home town – and back at an old job – as he took part in a program to repair roofs damaged by natural disasters for people who aren’t financially or...
Sep 25 2023 // This year has been a challenging one for Phil Schneider, who hasn’t seen wildfire behavior like this in his 47-year firefighting career.Blazes raged through more than 2,000 acres of wildland in recent months in his...
Sep 25 2023 // In Fairbanks, Alaska, the US Forest Service is looking to hire a smokejumper, a person who parachutes out of a rickety airplane to wrangle wildfires that break out far from roads or rivers. Little experience is necessary;...
Sep 21 2023 // Allstate reported about $641 million in August catastrophe losses from 18 events, with about half coming from the Maui wildfire.The losses for the month of August were $551 million or $435 million, after-tax, partially...
Sep 21 2023 // Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.’s PacifiCorp has been battered in an unprecedented court fight over the utility’s failure to prevent massive wildfire destruction in Oregon.The largest grid operator in the western...
Sep 21 2023 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is reminding carriers that additional information about Hurricane Ian claims is due no later than Sept. 27.By law, the office is required to collect data after hurricanes. Simple...
Sep 19 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire.In communities often challenged by flooding and hurricanes this time of year, firefighters instead are fending off...
Sep 18 2023 // The Maui wildfires portend a grand and incalculable reality for every single one of us living on this spinning blue globe we call Earth. Understanding the risks associated with where we live, work and play may be reaching...
Sep 15 2023 // Four tornadoes touched down in the New England area on Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Boston has confirmed.A severe thunderstorm produced four tornadoes for about 90 minutes beginning at 4:00 p.m. They traveled...