Latest Natural Disasters Headlines
All the headlines from our Natural Disasters Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Costs of Wildfires go to Montana Lawmakers
Sep 5 2007 // The speaker of the Montana House says he has no quarrel with Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s request for $55 million to pay for fighting wildfires as lawmakers convene in a special legislative session this week. But Speaker...
Henriette Reaches Hurricane Strength; Threatens Baja Calif.
Sep 4 2007 // Felix has a little sister in the Pacific Ocean that has already caused the deaths of 8 people from landslides triggered by heavy rains near Acapulco. The storm first formed last Thursday, Aug. 30, and has been steadily...
Calif. Bill to Lower Industry Support for Earthquake Coverage
Sep 4 2007 // California homeowners who buy earthquake insurance through the state-run California Earthquake Authority (CEA) could see their premiums rise under a bill that passed an Assembly committee over opposition from the state...
States, federal agencies try to keep up with wildfires
Sep 3 2007 // The National Interagency Fire Center has raised the national wildfire preparedness level to its highest degree to free up help from cooperating firefighting agencies at home and abroad in places such as Canada. Meanwhile,...
Insurance company protecting pricey Idaho homes from wildfire
Sep 3 2007 // Idaho’s Sun Valley Insurance is doing everything it can to keep claims at bay during wildfire season — including sending in a fire truck to cover million-dollar homes threatened by a wildfire outside the...
States, federal agencies try to keep up with wildfires
Sep 3 2007 // With major fires burning in more than a dozen states and officials on high alert for more, authorities are scrambling to contain the blazes and keep new ones from igniting, despite unfavorable weather and strained...
Insurance company protecting pricey Idaho homes from wildfire
Sep 3 2007 // Idaho’s Sun Valley Insurance is doing everything it can to keep claims at bay during wildfire season — including sending in a fire truck to cover million-dollar homes threatened by a wildfire outside the...
Hurricane Felix Hits Netherlands Antilles
Sep 2 2007 // The second strong hurricane of the season, Felix, is currently roiling the waters of the Southern Caribbean, as it passes over the Netherlands Antilles. The islands – Bonaire, Curaçao and Aruba are close to the...
Poolman: N.D. Tornado Damage to Exceed $27 Million
Aug 31 2007 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman today reported that an F-4 tornado that tore through the Northwood area last Sunday has caused approximately $27 million in damage to private and public property in the area....
National Hurricane Center Hires Acting Deputy Director
Aug 29 2007 // The head of a Texas National Weather Service office will join the staff of the National Hurricane Center, officials announced Monday. Bill Read will become acting deputy director Sept. 4, National Weather Service spokesman...
La.: Hurricanes did $100B in Damage; State Short $34B to Cover Losses
Aug 28 2007 // Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were a $100 billion blow to Louisiana buildings and infrastructure, and federal aid and insurance payments fall about $34 billion short of making up for the losses, a state agency says. The $100...
Federal Funds Issued To Help Pay Ga. Wildfire Costs
Aug 28 2007 // The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized $6.1 million in federal funds to reimburse local and state costs incurred while fighting numerous wildfires in southeast Georgia...
Insurance Company Protecting Pricey Idaho Homes from Wildfire
Aug 24 2007 // Idaho’s Sun Valley Insurance is doing everything it can to keep claims at bay during wildfire season — including sending in a firetruck to cover million-dollar homes threatened by a wildfire outside the central...
Crews Subduing Mont. Wildfire; Calif. Fire Shows No Signs of Slowing
Aug 22 2007 // A wildfire that destroyed two homes was no longer threatening a residential area Tuesday and authorities were ready to let evacuees return, a fire chief said. Residents had been ordered to leave the Emerald Hills...
Montana Wildfire Destroys Two Homes, Forces Evacuations
Aug 21 2007 // Two homes were destroyed by a wind-whipped wildfire that forced the evacuation of a 350-home subdivision east of Billings, Mont., authorities said. The fire, estimated at 1,000 acres and growing Monday morning, destroyed...
Minor Earthquake Strikes Southwestern Utah, 150 Miles
Aug 20 2007 // A minor 3.9 magnitude earthquake early Saturday shook southwestern Utah, 150 miles from the collapsed coal mine where six men are missing. The quake hit in a remote area and was unlikely to have caused any damage, said...
States, Federal Agencies Try to Keep Up With Wildfires
Aug 20 2007 // With major fires burning in more than a dozen states and officials on high alert for more, authorities are scrambling to contain the blazes and keep new ones from igniting, despite unfavorable weather and strained...
Dean Becomes Season’s First Atlantic Hurricane
Aug 16 2007 // The Atlantic hurricane season has begun. The National Hurricane Center has designated Tropical Storm Dean, with winds up to 80 mph, as the first hurricane and issued a warning that it is headed for the Caribbean’s...
Tropical Storm, Hurricane a Wake-up Call for Coastal Residents
Aug 16 2007 // Tropical Storms Erin and Dean should serve as a wake-up call to anyone living along the Texas coast that hurricanes may not be too far away. “There is no better time than now to prepare evacuation plans and gather...
U. of Fla. Researchers Halt Hurricane with Flick of Switch
Aug 15 2007 // Roaring winds top 100 mph and rains fall in heavy sheets, but Forrest Masters can stop the storm at the flick of a switch with his newly completed hurricane simulator. Masters and a group of University of Florida in...
