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Allstate Posts Bigger Loss as Catastrophe Claims Rise

Insurer Allstate Corp. posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Tuesday as claims related to higher catastrophic events offset gains from strong investment income. The insurer’s adjusted second-quarter loss widened to $4.42 per share from 75 cents a year earlier. Analysts …

Hail and Wind from Thunderstorms Caused $5.5 Billion in Losses, KCC Says

Severe weather created when a stationary front trapped warm, humid air over Texas and the Southeast caused an estimated $5.5 billion in insured losses, Karen Clark & Co. said in a briefing on Tuesday. KCC said there were dozens of …

Power Outages Continue Across Southern Us; Triple-Digit Heat Wave Grips Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 100,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday following damaging storms, leaving residents searching for relief as sweltering temperatures continued to scorch the region. Power outages for some customers in the piney …

Unusual Battle of Climatic Titans Will Steer Hurricane Season

Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be. An El Nino is brewing and the natural weather event dramatically dampens …

El Niño Could Form During May-July, Persist Through Winter – CPC

The El Niño weather pattern was likely to form during the May-July season, with a more than 90% chance of the phenomenon persisting into the North Hemisphere winter, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. A transition from neutral …

Emergency Declared, Student Missing in New Zealand Floods

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Authorities in Auckland declared a state of emergency Tuesday as flooding again hit New Zealand’s largest city. Further north in the city of Whangarei, a high school student was missing after a school group that …

Tornadoes in Virginia and Florida, Flooding in Other States

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (AP) – Officials in Virginia, Maine, and Florida are assessing damage Monday from major storms over the weekend, including some that caused power outages and wrecked homes. The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency …

The US Leads the World in Weather Catastrophes. Here’s Why

The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet, several experts said. Two oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, …

After Tornado, Harrowing Tales of Survival in Mississippi

SILVER CITY, Miss. (AP) — Nothing remained of William Barnes’ home in the tiny western Mississippi town of Silver City after a killer tornado tore it off its foundations. He stood in disbelief Saturday as he surveyed the lot where …

Two Dead in Missouri Flash Flood; Tornado Threat in the South

GROVESPRING, Mo (AP) — A car was swept away and two passengers drowned early Friday in Missouri during torrential rains that were part of a severe weather system roaring across parts of the Midwest and South. The accident happened just …