Homeowners Face Rising Insurance Rates as Climate Change Makes Wildfires, Storms More Common September 21, 2023 By Ken Sweet NEW YORK (AP) — A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a...
Calif. Lawsuit Says Oil Giants Deceived Public on Climate, Seeks Funds for Storm Damage September 18, 2023 By Michael R. Blood LOS ANGELES (AP) — The state of California filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas...
Fires and Other Disasters are Increasing in Hawaii, According to AP Data Analysis August 18, 2023 By Seth Borenstein, Mary Katherine Wildeman and Bobby Caina Calvan KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — Hurricane-fueled flash floods and mudslides. Lava that creeps into neighborhoods. Fierce drought that materializes in a...
Estimates of Deaths, Insured Losses, Economic Damage From Hawaii Wildfires Rising August 16, 2023 Two firms have released early estimates of losses and damage from the devastating wildfires across Hawaii’s Maui island and the...
NATO, EU Send Aid to Slovenia After Devastating Floods that Killed at Least 6 August 8, 2023 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The European Union and NATO began sending urgent aid Monday to Slovenia after severe flooding over...
Phoenix Hits Another 110-Degree Day and Wildfires Spread in California August 1, 2023 By Walter Berry PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix sizzled through its 31st consecutive day of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) and other...
Deadly Wildfires in Greece and Other European Countries Destroy Homes and Threaten Nature Reserves July 27, 2023 By Petros Giannakouris and Derek Gatopoulos RHODES, Greece (AP) — Deadly fires raging in Greece and other European countries advanced on Wednesday, destroying homes and threatening...
Deer Take Refuge Near Wind Turbines as Fire Scorches Washington State Land July 26, 2023 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE (AP) — Bjorn Hedges drove around the two wind farms he manages the morning after a wildfire raced through....
New Evacuations Ordered in Greece as High Winds and Heat Fuel Wildfires July 25, 2023 By Michael Varaklas and Derek Gatopoulos RHODES, Greece (AP) — A weeklong wildfire on the Greek resort island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday, forcing more...
Catastrophe Losses Double at Travelers as Insurance Industry and More Regions Absorb Severe Weather July 21, 2023 By Michelle Chapman Travelers, considered a bellwether for the insurance industry due to its size, said catastrophe losses doubled in its most recent...