As of 5:00 a.m. AST, Tropical Storm Erika was located about 280 miles, 455 kms, east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. The National Hurricane Center in Miami described the storm as “disorganized” with a “poorly-defined center.” Erika is moving generally …
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has 15 post-Hurricane Katrina coastal recovery projects on the Mississippi Gulf Coast budgeted at $132 million, including projects costing $30.5 million in Jackson County. Susan Rees, program manager for the corps’ Mississippi Coastal Improvements …
The fire by Auburn in Northern California that consumed 63 houses and three businesses has been completely contained, while devastated property owners are sifting through ashes and rubble. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the fire was …
A relentless wildfire near Los Angeles raged Tuesday with 53 homes up in smoke, thousands more threatened and new rounds of evacuations as towering flames crackled close to foothill neighborhoods in the path of the blaze. Flames plowed through half-century-old …
Some property owners in Texas coastal counties that seek wind insurance coverage from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association will be required to buy flood insurance equal to at least 90 percent of the property’s value, or the maximum available from …
A massive fire in the Angeles National Forest nearly doubled in size overnight, and threatened 12,000 homes Monday in a 20-mile-long swath of flame and smoke and surging toward a mountaintop broadcasting complex and historic observatory. The fire had burned …
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies asks its customers suffering damage or ordered to evacuate because of the widespread wildfires in Northern and Southern (Los Angeles County areas), to immediately contact Farmers’ 24 hour claims hotline at: 1-800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764) for immediate …
A wildfire in the mountains above Los Angeles has surged in every direction, going in a single day from a modest threat to a danger to some 10,000 homes. The blaze nearly tripled in size in triple-digit heat Saturday, leaving …
Gulf Coast officials and residents marked the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a mix of solemn remembrances and celebrations of how far the region has come in its recovery from the storm’s devastation. In New Orleans, the day began …
As Hurricane Jimena nears the coast of Baja California, Mexico is bracing for the onslaught. The National Hurricane Center in Miami described the storm as “extremely dangerous,” with maximum sustained winds near 155 mph, 250 km/hr, with higher gusts. “Jimena …
