Cal Fire: California Wildfires Have Destroyed 3,500 Structures, Killed 17 October 11, 2017 Cal Fire is reporting that 17 people are confirmed to have died in the wildfires throughout the state this week...
Bad Design, Poor Construction Blamed for California Dam Damage September 7, 2017 By Ellen Knickmeyer Bad design and construction of the tallest U.S. dam a half-century ago and inadequate state and federal oversight since then...
Western U.S. Wildfires Force Evacuations of Thousands September 5, 2017 Wildfires forced thousands to flee their homes across the U.S. West during a sweltering, smoke-shrouded holiday weekend of record heat....
California’s Drought Is Over, but a New Report Shows Wildfire Risk is High for Millions July 18, 2017 By Don Jergler California’s drought-ridden feet aren’t out of the proverbial fire yet. This years’ powerful winter storms ended perpetual discourse about the...
Report: Climate Change to Increase Insured Losses from Windstorms in the U.K. May 25, 2017 By Don Jergler Climate change will drive up wind losses in the U.K. in coming years, according to a recent report from the...
Hailstorm Caused $4M in Damage to City in New Mexico September 23, 2016 A small city in southeastern New Mexico is recovering after being hit with a strong hailstorm. The Hobbs News-Sun reported...
$352.8M in Damage from July Hailstorm in Colorado August 24, 2016 The July 28 hailstorm that hit Colorado Springs was the sixth-most damaging event in Colorado history. The Gazette reported that...
Damage From Storm That Struck Colorado and Wyoming Exceeds $25M August 15, 2016 A hail storm that struck northern Colorado and Wyoming in July has caused at least $25 million in damage to...
Wildfire Destroys More than 100 Homes in Northern California August 15, 2016 A wildfire stuck a Northern California town still recovering from a massive fire nearly a year ago, destroying more than...
Tourism Decline in California’s Scenic Big Sur Sparked by Wildfire August 1, 2016 By Terence Chea and Ellen Knickmeyer Lodge managers and cafe owners along California’s dramatic Big Sur coast were looking at a summer of jittery guests and...