NOAA Data Shows Weather Disasters Relatively Mild So Far this Year April 11, 2019 By Jim Sams It’s only April, and already the United States has experienced two climate disasters that each caused $1 billion in damages...
Study Finds Owners of Unprotected Coastal Homes Don’t Intend to Retrofit April 9, 2019 New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that many coastal homes have significant structural vulnerabilities that leave homeowners...
Quick-Cash, Risk-Swap Deals Multiply in Extreme Weather Era April 4, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle and Katherine Chiglinsky Some of the world’s largest insurers are eagerly pitching cities, states and even school districts on policies designed to pay...
Researchers Find Houses in Hurricane Strike Zones Are Built Back Bigger December 11, 2018 A study of hurricane-hit areas of the United States has revealed a trend of larger homes being built to replace...
Biggest Cat Losses of the Past Decade Hit U.S. Insurers July 20, 2018 By Brian Louis Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, hail storms, Nor’easters and mudslides. A string of disasters has pummeled the biggest U.S. insurers over the...
New Analysis Compares 22 Named Storms With Their Future Selves May 23, 2018 Scientists have published a detailed analysis of how 22 recent hurricanes would change if they instead formed near the end...
Commentary: Disasters Cost More as We Insure Them Less April 27, 2018 By Nathaniel Bullard (Bloomberg View) -- Last year was the second-costliest year for disasters since 1970, according to a new analysis from reinsurance firm Swiss Re...
Hurricanes Aren’t to Blame for Most Big Storm Surges in Northeast February 16, 2018 Hurricanes spawn most of the largest storm surges in the northeastern U.S., right? Wrong, according to a study by Rutgers...
Worst Global Weather Threat Isn’t Hurricanes January 17, 2018 By Nathaniel Bullard, Bloomberg View The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week released its list of climate events that have had the greatest economic...
FEMA Reflects on Historic Year of Catastrophes January 4, 2018 2017 will be a year remembered for the catastrophic disasters that resulted in 59 major disaster declarations, 16 emergency declarations...