Latest Catastrophe Headlines
All the headlines from our Catastrophe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Russia Fights Wildfires in Siberia and the Far East
Jun 15 2021 // Russian emergency workers fought wildfires burning Sunday on more than 550 square kilometers (212 square miles) of territory mostly in Siberia and the Far East. The state agency responsible for fighting forest fires,...
Tropical Depression Off North Carolina Could Become Tropical Storm
Jun 14 2021 // Tropical Depression Two has formed off the coast of North Carolina and is heading away from the United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The depression is expected to become a tropical storm...
Connecticut Utilities Appeal Penalties Over Tropical Storm Response
Jun 14 2021 // Connecticut’s two largest electricity distributors have appealed millions of dollars in profit reductions imposed by the state for what regulators called the companies’ failures in preparing for and responding...
Insurance Council of Australia Declares Flood Catastrophe for Regions of Victoria
Jun 14 2021 // The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a catastrophe for regions of Victoria affected by significant storms and flooding of the last few days. The ICA’s catastrophe declaration serves to escalate and...
Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hawaii Reopening Following Renovations
Jun 14 2021 // The Pacific Tsunami Museum plans to reopen from a coronavirus pandemic-triggered shutdown by the end of the summer after finishing substantial renovations. The downtown Hilo museum is working on relocating and renovating...
May’s Global Disasters Include Hailstorms, Floods, Cyclones, Quakes, Volcanic Eruption
Jun 11 2021 // U.S. insurers face a multi-billion-dollar payout from May’s convective storms, which spawned extensive hail, tornado, wind and flood damage across a series of separate events during the month, according to broker Aon...
Road Work Started Wildfire in Arizona Mining Town, Sheriff Says
Jun 11 2021 // A May 27 wildfire that destroyed or damaged 24 homes and threatened many other structures in the remote mining town of Bagdad was caused by construction equipment being used for road work, the Yavapai County...
Crews Battle Arizona Wildfire Threatening Communities
Jun 10 2021 // Firefighters in south-central Arizona have gained a toehold against a massive wildfire that has burned at least five structures and forced thousands of people to evacuate rural towns and shut down several highways. The...
Version 21.0 of RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models Certified by Florida Hurricane Commission on Loss Projection Methodology
Jun 10 2021 // RMS remains first and only risk modeling company to offer hurricane models certified by the FCHPLM on both on-premises software and a cloud platform simultaneously Newark, Calif. – June 10, 2021 – Today, RMS, the...
Colorado Tornado Damaged Home, Downed Power Lines
Jun 9 2021 // A tornado that touched down in a largely rural area of northern Colorado on Monday damaged at least one home and brought down power poles and lines, authorities said. No injuries were reported. One home was damaged in a...
Earthquake Recorded in Southern South Dakota, No Damage Reported
Jun 7 2021 // Officials say an earthquake occurred in southern South Dakota, though no damage was reported. The United States Geological Survey said the 3.7 magnitude quake happened at 10:25 a.m. Friday just north of the South Dakota...
Magnitude 3.9 Earthquake Struck Communities in Oregon
Jun 7 2021 // People in communities near Mt. Hood, Ore., reported feeling a moderate earthquake Saturday night, the Oregoniann/Oregonlive.com reported. The magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit less than four miles northeast of Government Camp,...
Close Calls in Colorado Spark Push for Wildfire Mitigation
Jun 7 2021 // As the Missionary Ridge Fire raged in 2002, the Valley Fire, a second fire, broke out and destroyed six homes within hours near the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. When residents returned after the Valley...
Western U.S. Wildfires Have Made Insurance Tough for Contractors
Jun 7 2021 // Things look bad with California’s ever-sooner wildfire season seemingly approaching and what’s shaping up to be a severe drought across the Western U.S. The plague of wildfires in the past few years in...
Willis Towers Watson Collaborates on Hurricane Insurance for Endangered Coral Reef
Jun 4 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Tower Watson announced the launch of a multinational partnership to develop and implement insurance solutions that help protect and restore the endangered 1,000 kilometer (621 mile) barrier reef...
Hawaii Eying Evacuation Plan for Mauna Loa Volcano
Jun 3 2021 // Hawaii is creating an emergency evacuation plan for the Big Island in preparation for the next eruption of the largest active volcano on Earth. A state Senate resolution adopted in March asks the state’s emergency...
Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Confirmed in Alaska
Jun 2 2021 // A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Alaska’s Talkeetna Mountains north of Anchorage Sunday night and smaller tremors continued early Monday, the US Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake was felt from Homer to...
U.S. Western States Preparing for Summer Wildfire Season
Jun 1 2021 // Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush. The firefighters weren’t there...
PG&E to Pay $150M for Botched Outages, California Wildfires
May 28 2021 // Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million bill for neglect that caused Northern California wildfires during the past two years and mismanagement of blackouts designed to prevent the...
Texas Seeking Insurer Data on Catastrophe Experience in 2020
May 26 2021 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a data call for information from certain insurance companies writing property insurance in Texas during calendar year 2020. The information will be used by the Texas...
