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#1 Where Are the Hurricanes This Season as the Atlantic Remains Quiet?

Sep 18 2025 // Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season. “Where the heck are the Atlantic #hurricanes?” Philip Klotzbach, a...

#2 20 Years Later, Hurricane Katrina’s Impact Echoes in Models, Mitigation and Reforms

Aug 27 2025 // Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina swamped parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, the property insurance sector is better prepared for another catastrophic storm and the litigation that may follow, according to industry...

#3 When Luck Runs Out: Where $100B Hurricanes Might Happen

Aug 27 2025 // Lists published every hurricane season, adjusting the amounts of insurance losses for past events for inflation to current-dollar levels, give a misleading picture of the potential for a single event costing insurers $100...

#4 Hurricane Forecasts Are Missing the Mark as the Atlantic Stays Calm — So Far

Sep 12 2025 // It’s the statistical peak of Atlantic hurricane season, and there isn’t a storm in sight — for now. September’s second week is usually when the season gets into full swing, as warm ocean waters fuel...

#5 The Ghost of Hurricane Katrina Haunts Catastrophe Modelers

Aug 29 2025 // When Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in August 2005, causing greater insurance losses than any other natural disaster in history, it became clear that a lot of the city’s flood protection engineering —...

#6 Construction Delays, Litigation Can Follow Hurricanes: A Guide for Property Owners

Sep 9 2025 // When a hurricane tears through a community, the damage left behind can feel overwhelming. For property owners, the priority is to get repairs done quickly so that life and business can return to normal. But too often,...

#7 Hurricane Remnants Threaten Swiss Alps With Floods, Landslides

Aug 28 2025 // The remnants of Hurricane Erin will contribute to torrential rain across the Swiss Alps over the next two days, raising the risk of dangerous flooding and landslides. Switzerland’s state forecaster has issued the...

#8 Stein Wants $13.5B From Congress for NC Hurricane Helene Recovery

Sep 18 2025 // Stein in 2024 (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File) North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Monday requested $13.5 billion more from Congress in recovery aid for Hurricane Helene almost a year after the historic storm, saying additional...

#9 AP Reporters Reflect on Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years Later

Sep 2 2025 // Hurricane Katrina claimed hundreds of lives, destroyed homes and changed how emergency response is dealt with forever. In this episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” retired Associated Press journalist...