As Natural Gas Industry Expands in Gulf, Residents Fear Rising Damage June 3, 2022 By Cathy Bussewitz and Martha Irvine LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris: Remnants of cabinets and...
Study Finds Cleaner Air Leads to More Atlantic Hurricanes May 13, 2022 By Seth Borenstein Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found. The National...
Storms Batter Aging Power Grid as Climate Disasters Spread April 7, 2022 Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs...
Terrebonne Levee System to Get $379 Million in Federal Money January 24, 2022 By Keith Magill HOUMA, La. (AP)–A levee system that protects Terrebonne and parts of Lafourche from Gulf of Mexico hurricanes will receive $379...
Charleston, Savannah See Abnormally High Tides During Storm November 9, 2021 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A strong storm off the Southeast coast combined with periodic higher tides Sunday, causing coastal flooding...
Citizens Insurance Property Inspections to Soar in Next 4 Years October 20, 2021 By William Rabb As part of its effort to reduce its ballooning exposure level and trim the number of policyholders, Florida’s insurer of...
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Address ‘Silent Killer’ Extreme Heat September 21, 2021 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot...
Why Snow, Hail and Wildfire Are Expensive for the Insurance Industry August 16, 2021 By Leslie Kaufman If you’re having trouble wrapping your mind around the scree of natural catastrophes currently plaguing the world—from deadly July floods...
Island Resettlement’s Homes Designed to Help Weather Storms August 2, 2021 By Kezia Setyawan SCHRIEVER, La. (AP) — Residents relocating from an eroding island off Terrebonne Parish will move into homes built and designed...
Drone Boats Sent From Jacksonville to Face Storms’ Fury August 2, 2021 By Steve Patterson JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The key to making hurricane forecasts suddenly clearer and more accurate might have floated out to...