Latest Natural Disasters Headlines
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Hurricane Erin Is Disrupting Both Europe’s Weather and Forecasts
Aug 22 2025 // Hurricane Erin is muddling computer models and making forecasters, analysts and traders question the accuracy of the outlook for heat, wind and storms across Europe next week. Erin, which churned through the Atlantic 330...
Markets/Coverages: Volvo Launches Independent Agency; Arden’s Wildfire Program Backed by SiriusPoint
Aug 22 2025 // Volvo Launches Independent Agency Auto manufacturer Volvo has launched an independent insurance agency offering not just car insurance for Volvos but also home and umbrella insurance. The Mahwah, New Jersey-based Volvo Car...
How Hurricanes, Fires and Floods Put Drugs and Medical Supplies at Risk
Aug 22 2025 // When Hurricane Helene barreled across several southern states last fall, it destroyed homes and killed more than 150 people. The storm also took out one of the country’s main factories producing intravenous fluid...
Hurricane Erin to Menace Eastern US Beaches Into the Weekend
Aug 21 2025 // Hurricane Erin is triggering dangerous beach conditions across much of the US East Coast that will likely last into the weekend, as the storm pushes north in the waning days of the summer travel season. Erin is not...
Southern California Faces Record Heat and Braces for Wildfires
Aug 20 2025 // A days-long heat wave rolling across parts of the US West is expected to ramp up wildfire risk, prompting California to pre-deploy crews as record-dry vegetation potentially acts as kindling for blazes. Temperatures in...
After Wildfire, Can Grand Canyon Mascot Be Restored?
Aug 19 2025 // Missing an ear and his front legs detached, Brighty the Burro certainly has seen better days. The 600-pound (273-kilogram) bronze statue used to greet visitors at the Grand Canyon Lodge on the national park’s North...
Europe’s Wildfires Have Burned the Most Land in Nearly 20 Years
Aug 19 2025 // Four major heat waves, dry conditions and strong winds have turned Europe into a tinderbox this summer, fueling the most destructive wildfire season in nearly two decades. Blazes have scorched about 8,948 square kilometers...
Studies Tie Unrecognized Deaths, Health Problems to Hawaii And LA Wildfires
Aug 19 2025 // The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burnt, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and flames. But three new studies suggest the cost to human health from the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires was...
California’s new take on wildfire loss models, and what this means for property insurers
Aug 18 2025 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has made some serious moves to tackle the state’s insurance crisis head on, last year launching its Sustainable Insurance Strategy (SIS). With the SIS came a set of...
Update: Hurricane Erin Strengthens, Threatens US East Coast With Rough Surf
Aug 18 2025 // Hurricane Erin will likely become even larger as it churns past the Bahamas, avoiding land but raising the risk of high winds and flooding hundreds of miles away along North Carolina beaches. Erin’s top winds...
Texas Blames ESG Goals in Probe of Xcel Over 2024 Wildfires
Aug 18 2025 // The Texas attorney general is investigating utility Xcel Energy Inc. and its contractor for two wildfires that devastated the state last year, saying the companies may have prioritized environmental and diversity goals...
Rising La Niña Odds Point to More Hurricanes in the Atlantic
Aug 15 2025 // The world may be about to shift into a La Niña weather pattern, a development that would increase the risk of storms in the Atlantic as the height of hurricane season approaches there. Forecasters at the US Climate...
Thousands Flee Wildfires Across Greece as Heat Withers Crops
Aug 13 2025 // Greek coastguard vessels evacuated tourists and locals, while a volunteer firefighter died in Spain as authorities struggled to quell blazes across the Mediterranean. A wildfire in Volissos forced evacuations from two...
Typhoon Podul Slams Into Southern Taiwan, Hundreds of Flights Canceled
Aug 13 2025 // Typhoon Podul blew through southern Taiwan on Wednesday packing winds of up to 191 kph (118 mph) and leaving one person missing, as a large swathe of the island shut down and hundreds of flights were canceled. Taiwan is...
While LA Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were on Hold
Aug 12 2025 // As wildfires raged across Los Angeles in January, a state official parried an email from a resident living on the edge of the conflagration: When would long-delayed regulations designed to protect high-risk homes like hers...
Wildfire Briefly Shut Dardanelles Strait to Shipping as Europe Battles Infernos
Aug 12 2025 // Wildfires briefly shut the Dardanelles Strait to shipping on Monday, as extreme heat and strong winds fueled blazes across the Mediterranean. The Dardanelles — a vital maritime chokepoint for oil and gas from the Black...
Update: Typhoon Podul Set to Strengthen Before Hitting Southern Taiwan
Aug 12 2025 // Eight of Taiwan’s southern and eastern regional governments decided to shut down schools and offices because of typhoon Podul, which is expected to reach the island on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and damaging wind...
Colorado Prison Evacuated as Growing Wildfire Becomes One of Largest in State History
Aug 12 2025 // A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and officials warned residents of remote areas to be ready to leave Sunday as gusty winds and low humidity fed the...
CSU, NOAA Maintain Forecasts for Above-Average Hurricane Season
Aug 11 2025 // Colorado State University’s hurricane researchers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued updates to their 2025 Atlantic hurricane forecasts, with both maintaining calls for an...
Second California Wildfire Prompts Evacuations, Threatens Thousands of Structures
Aug 8 2025 // A brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles has forced thousands of evacuations, becoming one of two ongoing blazes of concern in California. The Canyon fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, which started...
