The Future of Flood-Fighting Is Being Charted in Hong Kong September 12, 2025 By Mary Hui Two years ago, extreme rainfall inundated Hong Kong, submerging cars and flooding malls. When another round of record rains drenched...
Verisk Says Frequency Perils Helping to Boost Global Insured Losses to $152B September 3, 2025 The average estimated annual insured property loss from natural events around the world has risen to $152 billion – up...
Katrina’s Legacy: Louisiana Fortifies Itself Against the Next Storm September 3, 2025 By Ezra Amacher When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Louisiana 20 years ago, the region was ill-prepared for the 125 mph winds...
Missouri’s 2025 Insured Losses From Severe Weather Approaching $2 Billion August 8, 2025 The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance reported that severe weather has already caused nearly $1.6 billion in damage throughout...
Researchers Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed August 6, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal A climate nonprofit is planning to revive a key federal database tracking billion-dollar weather disasters that the Trump administration formally...
Hong Kong Sets Rainfall Record, Hundreds of Flights Delayed or Canceled August 5, 2025 By Mary Hui, Sangmi Cha and Danny Lee Hong Kong set a rainfall record for August after violent storms lashed the city on Tuesday, leading to flight delays...
Shanghai Faces Deluge After Floods Kill at Least 30 in Beijing July 29, 2025 Shanghai is bracing for heavy rain from a tropical storm tracking toward China’s financial hub, a day after flooding killed...
Florida Meteorologist Predicts Where the Next Hurricane Will Hit, for a Price July 16, 2025 By William Rabb Colorado State University’s hurricane research team, perhaps the best-known and most-often quoted forecasting service, last week revised its prediction for...
Forecast Calls for Wildfires to Burn More Land Across U.S. This Year April 23, 2025 A Long-range forecast predicts wildfires will burn more land across the U.S. this year, with a potentially active spring in...
US Weather Service Merges Units as Staffing Pressure Rises March 31, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan The U.S. National Weather Service will merge two of its largest forecasting units as it prepares for the loss of...