Natural Disaster Claims in 2025 to Again Top $100B Despite ‘Abnormally Low’ Q3 Events October 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Gallagher Re estimates global insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first nine months of 2025 will hit $105 billion,...
Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills 16, Toll May Rise October 15, 2025 By Ruma Paul A fire on Tuesday at a garment factory in Bangladesh and an adjacent chemical warehouse killed at least 16 people...
New York City And Northeast Brace for Flooding Rains From Weekend Storm October 10, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan New York City and the Northeast are in the crosshairs of a massive storm poised to bring high winds, surging...
The World Is Far More Ablaze Now With Damaging Fires Than In 1980s, Study Shows October 10, 2025 By Seth Borenstein Earth’s nastiest and costliest wildfires are blazing four times more often now than they did in the 1980s because of...
Man Charged With ‘Maliciously’ Starting Destructive LA Wildfire October 8, 2025 By Myles Miller and Patricia Hurtado Federal authorities arrested a 29-year-old man on charges that he intentionally started the blaze that days later became the Palisades...
Vietnam Capital Flooded Again After Storm Matmo Sweeps In October 7, 2025 By Francesca Stevens Vietnam’s capital was brought to a standstill for the second time in two weeks after Storm Matmo dumped prolonged, heavy...
The LA Fires Destroyed 11,000 Homes. Less Than 10% Have Permits to Rebuild September 29, 2025 By Michelle Ma and John Gittelsohn Of the thousands of residents needing to rebuild after this year’s California wildfires, Andy Weyman would seem especially well positioned....
Typhoon Ragasa Nears China Coast After Lashing Hong Kong, Killing 15 in Taiwan September 24, 2025 By Mary Hui Hong Kong has weathered the worst of Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is moving away from the financial hub and is...
Super Typhoon Lashes Philippines on Track Toward Hong Kong September 22, 2025 By Mary Hui, Ditas Lopez and Danny Lee Hong Kong is bracing for widespread damage and disruption from the approaching Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is currently churning off...
AP Analysis Finds Longer Delays in Approving US Disaster Aid September 12, 2025 By David A. Lieb, Sophie Bates and M.K. Wildeman As an ominous storm approached Buddy Anthony’s new home, he took shelter in his Ford F-250 pickup parked under a...