Tropical Storm Ernesto Drenches Puerto Rico on Path North August 14, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan About 375,000 homes and businesses were in the dark in Puerto Rico after Tropical Storm Ernesto brushed past early Wednesday,...
FEMA Approves $61M For Iowans Affected by Spring Flooding and Severe Storms August 14, 2024 The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved more than $61 million for Iowa residents who experienced damage from this spring’s flooding,...
Hurricane Debby’s Florida Claims Already Near 12,000 August 12, 2024 By William Rabb The number of Florida claims from Hurricane Debby, filed within five days of the storm, already is almost half of...
AccuWeather’s U.S. Preliminary Estimate of Damage and Economic Loss from Debby is $28B August 9, 2024 The total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Debby in the U.S. is expected to be $28 billion, according to...
NOAA Says Highly Active Hurricane Season Likely to Continue in The Atlantic August 9, 2024 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which has already forecast an extremely active hurricane season, is now saying it could...
Japan Issued Its First ‘Megaquake’ Warning After Powerful Tremor August 9, 2024 By Shoko Oda An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for...
Gallagher Re: Insured Losses From Hurricane Debby to Be ‘Very Manageable’ August 9, 2024 By Niket Nishant Insurers and reinsurers’ losses from Hurricane Debby are expected to be in the low single-digit billions of dollars, a figure...
Removing U.S. Subsidies Curbed Building in Climate Risk Zones, Study Finds August 7, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman The U.S. Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982 to preserve relatively undeveloped waterfront areas as natural buffer...
Weather Service: Extreme Flood Risk Increasing in Next Few Days from Debby August 6, 2024 An extreme risk to lives and property from widespread flooding is expanding across the Southeast this week before Debby makes...
Storm Debby Threatens Carolinas With Possible Floods, Tornados August 6, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Debby is meandering through Georgia and South Carolina this morning, bringing as much as 25 inches (63.5 centimeters)...