NYC, Miami, Tampa, New Orleans Tops Among Storm-Surge Exposed Cities June 27, 2022 New York, Miami, Tampa, and New Orleans are the metro areas with the most single-family homes at risk of heavy...
Hurricane Chief to Take Over as Weather Service Director June 9, 2022 By Seth Borenstein A meteorologist who oversaw warnings and forecasts during one of the busiest spurts of Atlantic hurricane activity on record will...
‘The Phones Started Ringing Right Away’: Cat Modeling Pioneer Karen Clark Recalls Hurricane Andrew June 1, 2022 By Chad Hemenway At the start of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, Insurance Journal spoke with Karen Clark, founder of two catastrophe modeling...
This Year’s Hurricane Season Likely to Be Wetter, Just Like 2020, Study Finds April 13, 2022 Climate change made the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season noticeably wetter, and it will likely make this season rainier, too, scientists...
Another Active Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2022: AccuWeather March 31, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Following the most active season for named storms in the Atlantic in 2020 and the third-most named storms in 2021,...
Florida House Committee Approves Home Hardening Tax Breaks February 16, 2022 Florida’s chief financial officer is applauding lawmakers for approving a home-hardening measure that could affect homeowners insurance rates in years...
Residents in 8 Mississippi Counties Can Now Try for FEMA Aid for Ida October 27, 2021 Mississippi’s governor says residents in eight counties can now apply for federal help with Hurricane Ida expenses, and 19 counties...
Hurricane Grace Crosses Mexico, Killing at Least 8 People August 23, 2021 By Maya Averbuch Hurricane Grace crossed through Mexico on Saturday, leaving at least eight people dead, causing floods and power cuts to more...
Louisiana Lawmakers Eyeing Hurricanes Tackle Water System Upgrades June 29, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte Spurred by recent hurricanes and a rare winter storm that demonstrated the frailty of Louisiana’s public water supply, lawmakers have...
Update: Hurricane Enrique Brushes Past Mexico’s Pacific Coast June 28, 2021 MEXICO CITY – The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season brushed past the coastal shoulder of southwestern Mexico Monday,...