Latest Catastrophe Headlines
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Greece Wildfire Threatens Homes Near Athens
Jun 6 2022 // ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek firefighters on Sunday were battling a wildfire for a second day near two Athens suburbs. Local media reported some damage to houses as well as vehicles, with 65 fire engines and 283...
M4.1 Earthquake Confirmed in San Francisco Bay Area
Jun 3 2022 // A magnitude 4.1 earthquake gave the San Francisco Bay Area an early morning wake-up call Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the 4:07 a.m. quake struck several miles northwest of Bay Point at a depth of 12.2...
Colorado St. Hurricane Team Now Forecasts ‘Well Above-Average’ Hurricane Season
Jun 3 2022 // A day after hurricane season began on June 1, the hurricane research team at Colorado State University upped its forecast of the Atlantic hurricane season to “well above average” and predicted five major...
Amazon Accused of Obstructing House Probe of Deadly Tornado
Jun 3 2022 // Amazon.com Inc. is obstructing a congressional investigation of a deadly December tornado by failing to provide documents about emergency preparedness and communications with workers during the storm, according to a letter...
New Jersey Residents Still Waiting for Hurricane Ida Aid 9 Months Later
Jun 3 2022 // New Jersey resident Shashuna Atwater is still living with the awful smell of sewage that inundated her basement when the remnants of Hurricane Ida struck New Jersey nine months ago, destroying photographs, diplomas and...
Hurricane Agatha Brings Flooding, Mudslides to Mexico, Killing at Least 11
Jun 2 2022 // SAN ISIDRO DEL PALMAR, Mexico (AP) – Hurricane Agatha caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 11 people and left 20 missing, the governor of the southern state of Oaxaca said Tuesday. Gov. Alejando Murat said...
North Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins With Ripe Conditions for Above-Average Activity
Jun 1 2022 // As the North Atlantic hurricane season begins officially today, forecasters continue to predict above-average storm activity. The pre-season forecast update for North Atlantic hurricane activity still predicts 18 named...
Storms, Tornadoes Damage Buildings in Minnesota, South Dakota
Jun 1 2022 // Thousands of people in Minnesota and South Dakota were without electrical power Tuesday as the region recovered from storms and tornadoes that left damaged buildings, trees and roadways. The National Weather Service said...
‘The Phones Started Ringing Right Away’: Cat Modeling Pioneer Karen Clark Recalls Hurricane Andrew
Jun 1 2022 // At the start of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, Insurance Journal spoke with Karen Clark, founder of two catastrophe modeling firms and now CEO of Karen Clark & Company (KCC). August 24, 2022 is the 30th...
Wildfire Evacuation Orders Lifted for Northern California Fire
Jun 1 2022 // Evacuation orders were lifted for residents along a road in the Napa wine country as firefighters made progress against a wildfire. The Napa County Office of Emergency Services told residents around midnight Tuesday they...
Gains Made Against Massive New Mexico Wildfire
May 31 2022 // Crews were making progress in stopping the nation’s largest active wildfire from spreading on Monday, the fourth straight day of warnings of extreme fire conditions in northern New Mexico. The nearly 8-week-old fire...
Season’s First Hurricane Pummels Mexico With Strong Winds, Heavy Rain
May 31 2022 // Hurricane Agatha made landfall in Mexico’s Oaxaca state Monday afternoon in what’s expected to be the strongest May storm to hit the eastern Pacific on record. Agatha was already raking the Pacific coastline...
New Mexico Wildfire Nears 50% Containment
May 27 2022 // Crews in northern New Mexico have cleared and cut containment lines around nearly half of the perimeter of the nation’s largest active wildfire while bracing for a return of weather conditions that might fan flames...
Mexico Prepared to Sue U.S. Mining Firm Vulcan Over ‘Ecological Catastrophe’: President
May 26 2022 // Mexico will go to local and international courts if there is no agreement with U.S. firm Vulcan Materials over its mining activity in the eastern state of Quintana Roo, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on...
Weather Service Confirms 3 Tornadoes Hit Indiana Over Weekend
May 25 2022 // Three tornadoes, one of which toppled a church steeple at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury, hit parts of central and south-central Indiana on Saturday as a wave of severe thunderstorms swept across the...
FEMA Opens Proposed Hurricane Ida Housing Site Comment Period
May 25 2022 // A three-day comment period opened Tuesday for a proposed group housing site for Hurricane Ida survivors in one southeast Louisiana parish, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. Up to 75 families could be housed at...
Rain and Snow Slow New Mexico Wildfire, But Hot, Dry Weather Looms
May 25 2022 // The largest wildfire in North America slowed to a near standstill in northern New Mexico Tuesday amid light rain and a bit of snow in the mountains as nearly 3,000 firefighters scrambled to get ahead of a worsening fire...
Forecasters Predict 7th Straight Above-Normal Hurricane Season
May 24 2022 // The Atlantic hurricane season is poised to deliver another round of above-normal storms for the seventh consecutive year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Tuesday. NOAA forecasters...
Louisiana Audit Shows Hurricanes Led to Increase in Insurance Complaints
May 24 2022 // Residential property. complaints against Louisiana insurance companies skyrocketed in the aftermath of 2020 and 2021 hurricanes, according to a report released this month by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. The Louisiana...
People Moves: Arch Hires Chaucer’s Bauckham for Terrorism, Political Violence & War Team; Dale Moves Into Marine Treaty With 2 Hires From MS Amlin
May 24 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Dale Underwriting Partners. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Int’l Hires Chaucer’s...
