Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
After 3-Year Lull, Mississippi, Alabama Gird for New Hurricane Season
Jun 2 2008 // After Hurricane Katrina struck the upper Gulf Coast in 2005, even grizzled storm veterans became edgy when the opening of hurricane season rolled around. Blue tarps covering Katrina-damaged homes are far fewer now, but as...
Coastal Growth from Texas to N.C. Lends Urgency to Hurricane Forecasts
Jun 2 2008 // The rapid pace of development along hurricane-prone coasts is adding a new level of urgency for forecasters to more accurately pinpoint potential storm impact zones, the director of the National Hurricane Center...
Storm Ready
Jun 2 2008 // Forecasters predict that the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season will be an active one for hurricane and tropical storm formation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s most recent forecast calls for 12 to...
Allstate: Nearly 40% of Houstonians Won’t Evacuate
Jun 2 2008 // Thirty-nine percent of Harris County, Texas, and surrounding area residents won’t evacuate if a major hurricane was heading for Houston if the results from a survey by Allstate Insurance Company hold true. Among...
Here We Go Again
Jun 2 2008 // The odd-numbered year scenario could come as close to predicting hurricanes as hurricane forecasting experts have recently. Gulf Coast residents: It’s time to cross your fingers, pull out the old rabbit’s foot,...
Credit Woes May Cause Turbulence in Catastrophe Markets
Jun 2 2008 // Florida, Louisiana and Texas may be most at risk The credit crunch in the U.S. financial markets that boiled over due to the subprime mortgage meltdown may affect the ability of insurers and reinsurers that cover coastal...
La. Supreme Court upholds appeals court decision in wind versus water case
Jun 2 2008 // The Louisiana Supreme Court on May 21 upheld an appeals court’s decision regarding the state’s “valued policy law” (VPL) in a “wind versus water” case stemming from Hurricane Rita in...
Storm Ready
Jun 2 2008 // Forecasters predict that the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season will be an active one for hurricane and tropical storm formation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s most recent forecast sees 12 to 16...
FBI Says Fighting Financial Crimes a Priority; Insurance Cases Top 200
Jun 2 2008 // Feds Focus on Arson, Hurricane Katrina, Corporate Fraud, Premium Diversion and Workers’ Compensation The Federal Bureau of Investigation pursued 529 financial crime cases in its most recent fiscal year, including 209...
‘Garbage In, Gospel Out’
Jun 2 2008 // Catastrophe Modeling Pioneer Clark Analyzes an Industry She Helped Create Karen Clark, former CEO of AIR Worldwide, now heads her own firm Karen Clark & Co. (www.karenclarkandco.comwww.karenclarkandco.com). She made...
FEMA Emergency Housing Options Include Pre-Fabricated Cottages
May 30 2008 // Disaster victims might one day watch their homes and communities be rebuilt from the cool comfort of a front porch. The porches are a feature of prefabricated cottages designed for Hurricane Katrina’s victims as an...
Good Time to Lock in Property Insurance Pricing, Advise Brokers
May 30 2008 // Science and technology are converging with risk management to help insurers negotiate the current hurricane season such that it’s now possible to use short-term hurricane forecasts — as few as 10 days out...
For Emergency Planners, Hurricane Forecasts Have Limited Value
May 29 2008 // Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow deep in the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. And the news media are there, breathlessly awaiting...
Hurricane Season Begins June 1; Will Odds be in Texas’ Favor?
May 28 2008 // With hurricane season beginning June 1, Texans may be able to hold on to the hope that the odds are stacked for them. If historical experience for the past two decades holds true, Texas won’t see a hurricane hit its...
With Storm Season Looming, It’s Time to Update Disaster Kits
May 28 2008 // Living on a canal in Treasure Island, Fla., just six blocks from the Gulf of Mexico, Dennis and Martie Fagan don’t mess around when it comes to preparing for hurricane season. Around this time of year, they take...
Expect Above Average Atlantic Hurricane Season, Say Forecasters
May 27 2008 // The nation’s annual forecast about how many hurricanes the Atlantic Ocean will churn up is now more like the daily weather report. Forecasters added probabilities to their 2008 report. It’s the same sort of...
Alabama and Mississippi Officials Ready for Hurricane Response
May 23 2008 // With no Gulf Coast hurricane since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Alabama and Mississippi officials have worried that residents and tourists could become complacent about the seriousness of orders to flee the next disaster...
Central Pacific Hurricane Center Predicts 3-4 Cyclones
May 21 2008 // The Central Pacific Hurricane Center is predicting slightly fewer than normal tropical cyclones to develop in the Central Pacific basin during the upcoming season. Forecasters at National Oceanic Atmospheric...
A.M. Best: Credit Woes May Cause Turbulence in Catastrophe Markets
May 19 2008 // The credit crunch in the U.S. financial markets that boiled over after the subprime mortgage meltdown may affect the ability of insurers and reinsurers that cover coastal areas to raise cash for claims if a major hurricane...
Florida Hurricane Conference Presents Message of Preparedness
May 16 2008 // Preparing for hurricanes, despite two slow previous storm seasons, is key to the survival of Floridians and recovery efforts, officials said. About 2,800 people attended the 22nd Annual Governor’s Hurricane...
