Pain, Loss Linger a Decade After Tornadoes Hammered Six States April 27, 2021 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — For Tom Sanders, it’s the void left by the death of a cousin and the man’s...
Swiss Re Says Secondary Perils Should Be a Priority Concern for Insurers March 31, 2021 By Claims Journal Staff Swiss Re warned insurers Tuesday that secondary perils such as thunderstorms and wildfires are making up a growing share of...
Natural Disasters Cost Insurance Industry $76B in 2020 – Swiss Re December 16, 2020 ZURICH, Dec 15 — Natural disasters like wildfires which devastated parts of the United States and a record number of...
Storm Threats Loom Across Atlantic From Gulf of Mexico to Africa September 11, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan While a tropical storm approaches Bermuda, the threat of more powerful systems is expanding across the Atlantic, from the Gulf...
Wildfire in Northeastern Calif. Contained, New Blaze on Southern Coast Investigated July 29, 2020 While firefighters gained control of a wildfire in California’s rural northeast, investigators searched for the cause of a new blaze...
Atlantic Brews Up Three Chances for Year’s Next Tropical Storm July 21, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Forecasters are tracking three potential tropical systems in the Atlantic, including two that could threaten the Gulf of Mexico. A...
Extreme Weather Has Gardeners Looking for Resilient Plants February 5, 2020 By Dean Fosdick Fiercer and more frequent natural disasters in recent years have many homeowners re-evaluating their landscaping. Many are restocking with trees...
Death Toll From Storms in South and Midwest Rises to 11 January 13, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and up into the Midwest were blamed Saturday in...
Airline Weather Shocks Come Faster Than Ever as Climate Changes December 11, 2019 By Mary Schlangenstein Extreme weather is no longer exceptional, and that’s forcing changes at some of the world’s most diligent storm trackers: airlines....
Lightning Strike at Tour Championship Causes 6 Injuries August 26, 2019 By Doug Ferguson ATLANTA — Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were...