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#1 Greater Chance of Major Hurricane on East Coast This Year, Less in Gulf, Scientist Says
May 17 2024 // Multiple computer models from forecasting organizations across the globe have predicted a very active hurricane season starting next month, spelling trouble for Florida and much of the Eastern United States. The models...
#2 M4.1 Earthquake Shook Parts of Los Angeles Area: USGS
May 2 2024 // A magnitude 4.1 earthquake shook parts of the Los Angeles Area, including the cities of Corona, Anaheim, and Santa Ana on at 1:49 p.m. local time on the afternoon of Wednesday, the USGS confirmed. The epicenter was in the...
#3 Risk Perception Drops After Hurricanes: Study
Apr 23 2024 // As time passes after hurricanes, new analysis by Stanford University researchers shows perception of personal risk, including the likelihood of injury and home damage, decline. The findings suggest that programs and...
#4 Growing Wildfire Risk Leaves States Grappling With How to Keep Insurers From Fleeing
May 1 2024 // Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news—their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk...
#5 The Top 15 U.S. Metros with High Exposure to Wildfire Risk
May 7 2024 // The number of wildfires per year is going down, but the increasing size and intensity of the fires is creating more property damage than ever before – in fact, the average fire size has tripled over the past 30 years, a...
#6 What Is Volt Typhoon, the Hacking Group the FBI Warns Could Deal a ‘Devastating Blow’?
Apr 22 2024 // China is developing the “ability to physically wreak havoc” on U.S. critical infrastructure and its hackers are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director...
#7 Over 700 Tornado Reports Filed in 2024, Above Historical Average – AccuWeather
May 13 2024 // Approximately 700 preliminary tornado reports have been filed so far in 2024, above the historical average for this time of year, according to AccuWeather Global Weather Center. The roughly 700 preliminary tornado reports...
#8 It’s a Matter of When, Not if, a Hurricane Will Hit Florida, Forecasters Say
May 13 2024 // SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — With the start of hurricane season less than a month away, U.S. officials who predict, prepare for and respond to natural disasters had a message for Floridians on Friday: It’s not a matter of...
#9 Q1 Global Insured Natural Disaster Losses Driven by Severe Convective Storms: Aon
Apr 30 2024 // Global natural catastrophes cost insurers $17 billion during the first quarter of 2024 with economic losses rising above $45 billion, according to Aon’s Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap – April 2024. Q1 natural disaster...
#10 Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp Now Faces $30B Claim Demand in Oregon Wildfires
May 1 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp now faces a demand for $30 billion from victims of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires, an escalation of a legal onslaught on the largest grid operator in the western...
#11 Multiple Tornadoes Hit Nebraska and Iowa, Leaving Trails of Damage
Apr 28 2024 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Some injuries were reported but...
#12 Tornadoes Damaged 7,200 Residential Properties, Left $2B in Reconstruction Costs
May 1 2024 // The tornadoes that ripped through parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Oklahoma late last week damaged some 7,200 homes, leaving a reconstruction tab of $2.1 billion, according to CoreLogic, the data analytics firm. Some 127...
#13 New $20M Coverage for California Commercial Property E&S Risks in Wildfire Areas
May 8 2024 // Wildfire Defense Insurance Services is offering a $20 million excess and surplus commercial property coverage for E&S risks in wildfire prone areas of California. The coverage is for total insured value up to $20...
#14 Tornadoes in Tennessee, North Carolina Kill Three, Damage Properties
May 9 2024 // High winds, hail, heavy rain and tornadoes battered Southern states from Alabama to North Carolina Wednesday and Thursday morning, leaving three people dead and hundreds of properties with heavy damage. USA Today, CNN and...
#15 Decayed, Broken Utility Pole Caused Largest Wildfire in Texas History: Report
May 13 2024 // LUBBOCK — A decayed utility pole that broke, causing power wires to fall on dry grass in the Texas Panhandle, sparked the state’s largest wildfire in history, a Texas House committee confirmed Wednesday. And other...
#16 Report Using Aerial Imagery Keys in on Hailstorm Risks to Colorado Homes
May 10 2024 // A report looking at 1.2 million homes in Colorado shows risks in the one of the top states for hail-related insurance claims are made worse by the state of some properties. The Arturo used artificial intelligence models...
#17 After Deadly Oklahoma Tornado, Storms Bring Twisters to Midwest
May 9 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms battered the Midwest on Tuesday, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes throughout the region a day after a deadly twister ripped through a small Oklahoma town and...
#18 Hawaii Lawmakers Take Aim at Vacation Rentals After Wildfire Amplifies Housing Crisis
Apr 24 2024 // Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced...
#19 Two Tornadoes Down Trees on Homes, Kill One Person in Tallahassee
May 13 2024 // Two confirmed tornadoes and storms packing hurricane-force winds killed at least one woman Friday in Florida as a week of deadly severe weather continued in the South, where uprooted trees crashed onto homes and knocked...
#20 Tornado in Southern China Kills 5 People, Damages Factories in City of Guangzhou
Apr 30 2024 // A tornado struck the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Saturday, killing five people and damaging more than 140 factory buildings, state media said. The China Meteorological Administration said the tornado struck about...
