Spain’s Hurricane Katrina Moment Saw Officials Ignoring Warnings November 8, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela, Clara Hernanz Lizarraga and Thomas Gualtieri As a deadly storm bore down on Valencia on Oct. 29, the regional president was attending a ceremony to recognize...
Bahamas Raises Alarm on Lack of Cash to Survive Fast-Warming World November 8, 2024 By John Ainger There are major climate finance fights ahead at this year’s COP29 summit in Azerbaijan. The United Nations’ meeting kicking off...
High Winds in Southern California Drive Two Blazes November 6, 2024 A wildfire sparked in California’s upscale Malibu beach community on Wednesday was driven by powerful winds sweeping apart the state’s...
Spain Risks $11.5 Billion Flood Damage Bill, PM Says November 5, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the first financial package for victims of the storms that killed more than 200...
Spain’s Deadly Storms Move North to Cause Chaos in Catalonia November 4, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela and Thomas Gualtieri Barcelona’s transport system ground to a halt, as Catalonia was the latest Spanish region to be hit by extreme storms...
Allstate Turns in Net Income of $1.2B After Q3 Hurricanes October 31, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Allstate Corp. said its net income attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter was about $1.2 billion compared to...
Tennessee Eyes Claims Denials, Florida Offers to Check Contracts with Adjusters in Wake of Hurricanes October 31, 2024 By William Rabb Officials in two Southeastern states have taken steps to hold insurers or recipients of insurance funds accountable after Hurricanes Helene...
Program Uses AI to Send Cash Payments to 1,000 Households Hit by Hurricanes October 30, 2024 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster aid program that...
North Carolina’s Governor Approves More Than $600M in Helene Recovery Funding October 30, 2024 North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved more than $600 million worth of disaster relief funding Friday for western North Carolina...
Global Natural Catastrophe Insured Losses Exceed $102B During Q1-Q3 2024: Aon October 29, 2024 By L.S. Howard The third quarter of 2024 saw a number of significant disaster events, which drove year-to date economic losses above at...