All the headlines from our Natural Disasters Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 7 2022 // Researchers at Colorado State University are predicting a very active 2022 Atlantic season, with 19 named storms.The average for named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 through November) is 14.4. The...
Apr 6 2022 // A young woman with muscular dystrophy who was injured when an EF-3 tornado tossed her family’s home in Louisiana into the street has died, marking the second death linked to last month’s severe weather.Her...
Apr 6 2022 // A judge dismissed criminal charges against a Danish man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that destroyed about 140 homes in 2018 after he was repeatedly found unable to stand trial.It was not clear what would happen...
Apr 6 2022 // It appears there were more tornadoes across the U.S. this year in the month of March than ever before – possibly by a large margin.According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather...
Apr 5 2022 // The U.S. House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into Amazon.com’s labor practices during extreme weather events, following the death of six workers during a swarm of tornados last year. In a letter...
Apr 5 2022 // The first lawsuit filed in connection with a wildfire that destroyed over 1,000 homes and other buildings in suburban Denver claims that sparks from a power line started December’s blaze.The lawsuit filed against...
Apr 1 2022 // Fitch Ratings downgraded California Earthquake Authority’s Issuer Default Rating and revenue bond ratings to ‘A-‘ from ‘A’.The Rating Outlook is Stable. The rating action follows the vote of...
Mar 31 2022 // Severe storms injured seven people, damaged buildings and downed power lines in northwest Arkansas early Wednesday as tornadoes and hurricane-force winds were forecast in much of the Deep South, a week after a twister hit...
Mar 31 2022 // Strong thunderstorms and tornadoes caused damage across parts of five Southern states Wednesday night and Thursday morning, killing two people and leaving some 180,000 people without power.Local news outlets and the...
Mar 31 2022 // Occam Underwriting, the specialist lines managing general agency (MGA), announced it has completed the acquisition of Beech Underwriting Agencies Ltd. having received the required approval from the Financial Conduct...
Mar 31 2022 // Following the most active season for named storms in the Atlantic in 2020 and the third-most named storms in 2021, AccuWeather forecasters said to prepare for more of the same in 2022.AccuWeather has predicted 16-20 named...
Mar 29 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced it has established an open-door insurance resource center in Arabi to assist those affected by the tornado that struck the area last week. Meetings will be held at...
Mar 29 2022 // Nearly 20,000 people who were forced to flee a wildfire in northern Colorado were back home Monday after firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fire at 190 acres.The fire that broke out Saturday in the rolling...
Mar 29 2022 // A wildfire that began over the weekend has consumed more than 600 acres of woods southeast of Birmingham, threatening homes but not causing any reported injuries. Fire officials say smoke and smoldering debris will...
Mar 29 2022 // A wildfire has burned more an 1,000 acres in South Texas forcing some people to evacuate, destroying three homes and knocking out power to more than 100 others, officials said on March 27.Gov. Greg Abbott declared a...
Mar 28 2022 // A tornado that killed a man near New Orleans this week was the metro area’s second strongest on record and left an 11.5-mile track northeast through three parishes, the National Weather Service said last week.Its...
Mar 28 2022 // A wildfire south of Boulder that forced nearly 20,000 people to flee was listed at 35% contained by Sunday afternoon and most evacuations had been lifted, officials with Boulder Fire-Rescue said.The fire, which ignited...
Mar 24 2022 // Louisiana National Guardsmen and other responders went door-to-door in areas around New Orleans on March 23 as the region dug out from overnight tornadoes, with Gov. John Bel Edwards declaring a state of emergency and...
Mar 24 2022 // The same severe weather front that destroyed property in Texas and Louisiana also spawned at least six tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama, but damage appeared to limited. In Baldwin County, in south Alabama, emergency...
Mar 24 2022 // The powerful earthquake that jolted Japan’s northeast coast last week is expected to cause insured property losses between $2 billion and $4 billion, modeling firm Verisk said on Thursday.About $400 million to $820...