RMS Says Insured Losses from 2020 Western U.S. Wildfires $7-$13B December 15, 2020 RMS estimates insured losses from the record-breaking western U.S. wildfires this season will be between $7 and $13 billion. These...
California Wildfire Survivors Urged to Call FEMA Helpline by Dec. 16 December 11, 2020 People with losses due to the California wildfires in Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta,...
Analysts Say Cat Models Would Encourage Wildfire Mitigation Measures December 11, 2020 By Jim Sams Predictive modelers told California regulators on Thursday that the state’s antiquated rules for calculating wildfire risk when setting property insurance...
Alaska Officials: Landslide Danger Remains After Storm December 8, 2020 Officials in southeast Alaska have repeated warnings about possible landslide danger in the community of Haines, where two people remain...
Homes Destroyed in Multiple Alaska Mudslides December 4, 2020 By Becky Bohrer and Mark Thiessen Homes are believed to have been destroyed and at least two people are unaccounted for after multiple mudslides in the...
Wind Whips up Wildfire in California Canyons, Residents Flee December 4, 2020 Powerful gusts pushed flames from a wildfire through Southern California canyons on Thursday, one of several blazes that burned near...
2 Moderate Quakes Confirmed Around Aleutian Communities in Alaska December 3, 2020 Two sizable earthquakes in the North Pacific on Tuesday shook several communities in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska but there...
Hawaii Gets Through 2020 Hurricane Season Sans Major Impact December 2, 2020 The 2020 hurricane season set records with the number of storms in Atlantic Ocean regions, but Hawaii escaped largely unscathed...
Oregon Man Arrested After Tesla Crashes, Sends Batteries Flying November 23, 2020 An Oregon man crashed a Tesla while going about 100 mph, destroying the vehicle, a power pole and starting a...
Reno Fire Department Says Wildfire Destroyed 5 Homes, Damaged 24 November 20, 2020 Authorities now say five homes were destroyed and 26 damaged by a wind-driven wildfire that roared through a Reno, Nev.,...