Hurricane Eta Lumbers Toward Nicaragua, Bringing Deadly Rain November 3, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan and Mark Chediak Hurricane Eta is battering Nicaragua with violent wind and devastating rain as it lumbers toward shore, threatening to trigger deadly...
Pacific Hurricane Forecast Complicated by Coronavirus May 22, 2020 By Caleb Jones HONOLULU — The Central Pacific basin including Hawaii should expect to see between two and six tropical storms or hurricanes...
How to Plan for a Disaster During a Disaster May 5, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman On March 5, Tennessee governor Bill Lee announced the state’s first confirmed case of Covid-19. Three weeks later on Easter...
Get Ready for More, Longer Blackouts April 14, 2020 By Will Wade and Chris Martin By mid-Monday morning, storms sweeping north from the Gulf Coast had left more than 1.3 million out of power in...
Tornado-Hit Tenn. Historic Buildings Face Difficult Choice March 16, 2020 By Samantha Max NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Property owners affected by the tornadoes earlier this month now face two options: rebuild or bulldoze. The...
Viewpoint: The Coronavirus May Be Worse Than a Natural Disaster February 26, 2020 By Anjani Trivedi Everyone is wondering when China will return to work. While it may be tempting to consider past epidemics or labor...
Trial to Begin Over Arkema Chemical Plant Fire During Harvey February 18, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — Hurricane Harvey’s historic flooding in 2017 overwhelmed power systems at Arkema Inc.’s chemical plant in suburban Houston, eventually...
Typhoon-Lashed Philippines Taps Catastrophe Bonds November 25, 2019 By Siegfrid Alegado and Denise Wee The Philippines, among the world’s most disaster-prone nations, sold its maiden foreign-currency catastrophe-linked bonds to help cover costs of major...
Hurricane Recovery in U.S. Virgin Islands Lags Puerto Rico’s October 3, 2019 By Alex Tanzi Puerto Rico’s economy has shown considerable signs of improvement after the hit form hurricanes Irma and Maria two years ago,...
Florida, California Towns Lack Path to Safety From Storms, Fires August 22, 2019 By Jeff Kearns Florida and California, two states with wide exposure to natural disasters, lack critical evacuation routes in some areas for residents...