AccuWeather Increases Total Damage and Economic Loss Estimate From Helene to Between $225B-$250B October 3, 2024 AccuWeather has increased its estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Helene in the U.S. to between...
Modeler KCC Puts Privately Insured Losses at $6.4B From Helene October 3, 2024 Privately insured losses from Hurricane Helene will be about $6.4 billion from wind, storm surge and inland flooding in nine...
Maui Fire Caused by Broken Power Lines, County and US Find October 3, 2024 By Mark Chediak The fire that razed the historic Maui town of Lahaina last year was caused when Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. re-energized...
American Dams Weren’t Built for Today’s Climate-Charged Rain and Floods October 3, 2024 By Kendra Pierre-Louis and Leslie Kaufman As flooding hammered Appalachia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, residents became intimately familiar with a new norm in the...
Biden to Deploy 1,000 Troops to Aid North Carolina After Helene October 2, 2024 By Akayla Gardner President Joe Biden said he directed the Pentagon to send up to 1,000 active duty troops to help with recovery...
State Farm, Citizens Brace for Losses From Hurricane Helene October 1, 2024 By Alexandre Rajbhandari State Farm General Insurance Co. and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. are bracing for the insurance industry’s largest losses from damage...
Hurricane Helene Halts Poultry Plants, Damages Cotton Crops September 30, 2024 By Gerson Freitas Jr. and Ilena Peng Hurricane Helene has halted chicken processing plants and caused severe damage to some flocks, while also downing pecan trees and...
AccuWeather Puts Total Damage and Economic Loss From Helene at $145B to $160B September 30, 2024 AccuWeather increased its estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Helene to between $145 billion and $160...
Helene Unleashes Floods and Knocks out Power to Millions September 27, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Helene is triggering dangerous rain and flooding across the US South, where it has killed at least six...
Hurricane Helene to Hit as Cat 3, and Early Estimates Forecast $3-$6B in Insured Losses September 25, 2024 Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a Category 3, and a property data firm estimates that nearly 25,000...