New Wildfires Erupt in California, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate January 23, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Two new wildfires that erupted in Southern California are spreading quickly over dry hillsides and forcing evacuations, stoking new fears...
Ash Left Behind by LA Wildfires Might Be Toxic, Experts Warn January 23, 2025 By Melina Walling Toni Boucher threw up the first time she saw the charred remains of her home and neighborhood after this month’s...
Verisk Estimates Insured Losses for Palisades and Eaton Fires at $28B to $35B January 22, 2025 New estimates peg insured losses to property from the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angels together will fall between...
Wildfire-Risk Models Are Struggling to Predict LA-Style Fires January 22, 2025 By Gautam Naik Among natural disasters, wildfires are the great unknown. Even the most-sophisticated scientific models fail to capture all the risk factors...
Treasury’s FIO Releases ‘Flawed’ Homeowners Insurance Report, Industry Says January 22, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The U.S. Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office last week released what it called the “most comprehensive data on homeowners insurance in...
Growing Concerns About Wildfires in Carolina Thanks to Kindling Left by Helene January 22, 2025 By William Rabb As southern California continues to suffer from wildfires, officials in another part of the country fear their area could be...
Hawaii Fireworks Injuries Comparable to Those Seen on Battlefield, Doctor Says January 22, 2025 By Audrey McAvoy Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on...
LA Braces for Fire Risk From Bone-Dry Winds as Winter Rains Lag January 21, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal Dangerous winds and drought will create extreme fire risk across Southern California Tuesday, putting more than 11 million people in...
Los Angeles Pushes to Rebuild Homes Fast, Despite Wildfire Danger January 17, 2025 By Todd Woody, Eliyahu Kamisher and Michelle Ma California politicians are rushing to make it easier for residents to rebuild their homes incinerated in the Los Angeles firestorms....
Moody’s Says LA Fire May Pose Risk to Southern California Edison January 16, 2025 The Eaton Fire in central Los Angeles County poses a potential credit risk to power provider Southern California Edison, which...