Latest Natural Disasters Headlines
All the headlines from our Natural Disasters Topic Page, ordered by recency.
4.8 Mag Earthquake Shakes Parts of Kansas, Oklahoma
Nov 14 2014 // An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 shook parts of Kansas and Oklahoma on Nov. 12, the largest since a series of temblors began rattling Kansas a little more than a year ago. The quake’s epicenter was...
North Atlantic Hurricanes Can Have Big Impact in the Midwest
Nov 13 2014 // Located hundreds of miles inland from the nearest ocean, the Midwest is unaffected by North Atlantic hurricanes. Or is it? With the Nov. 30 end of the 2014 hurricane season just weeks away, a University of Iowa researcher...
Experts: Eastern Colorado Wildfires Likely to Start on Private Lands
Nov 13 2014 // Fires ignited on private lands pose the most significant wildfire threats to populated areas on the eastern-facing range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, according to risk analysts who used extensive evidence regarding a...
Cyber Attacks, Terrorism Are Top Emerging Risks for 2015: Guy Carpenter
Nov 12 2014 // Cyber attacks and terrorism are ranked among the top emerging risks concerning the (re)insurance industry in the year ahead, according to a survey released by Guy Carpenter & Co. According to the findings, new...
U.S. Veterans Sue Banks, Allege Money Scheme Aided Terrorists
Nov 12 2014 // Wounded U.S. veterans and family members of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq sued five European banks on Monday, seeking to hold them responsible for shootings and roadside bombings because they allegedly processed Iranian...
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Oklahoma
Nov 11 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded a 4.1 magnitude earthquake near Stillwater, Okla. The USGS says the earthquake was recorded at 2:10 p.m. Sunday five miles southwest of Stillwater, about 45 miles northeast of...
Desktop Hurricane Tool Shows Storm Risk in Neighborhoods
Nov 7 2014 // When a hurricane comes ashore, there are so many dangers: tree-snapping winds, torrential downpours and even tornadoes spawned by the tempest itself. But it’s the wall of water that tropical systems push onto land,...
U.S. Attorney: Hurricane Katrina Fraud Complaints Still Coming In
Nov 6 2014 // Hurricane Katrina generated more than 30,000 fraud complaints and agencies still receive complaint calls relating to the 2005 storm, according to Walter Green, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana. Green,...
Hannover Re 3rd Quarter Profit Rises 21% on Benign Hurricane Season
Nov 5 2014 // Hannover Re, the world’s third- biggest reinsurer, said third-quarter profit rose 21 percent, helped by a benign U.S. hurricane season and higher income from investments. Net income rose to 251 million euros ($315...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Expert Panel to Meet
Nov 4 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association expert panel will hold a public meeting on Nov. 12 to discuss the progress of the panel’s work thus far. Attendees will have...
Jury Finds Texas Windstorm Insurer Adequately Paid City for Ike Claims
Nov 3 2014 // Texas’ wind and hail insurer of last resort in coastal areas announced that a judgment has been entered in its favor in a lawsuit brought by League City in Southeast Texas. The judgment signed on Oct. 16, 2014, by...
Zombie Storms Cause Damage After Hurricanes
Oct 31 2014 // A hurricane may lose its name, its structure and even its place on National Hurricane Center tracking maps. None of that is a guarantee the storm’s meteorological energy won’t keep making mischief. While still...
Tropical Storm Heads to Mexico’s Western Coast
Oct 31 2014 // With just about a month left in the eastern Pacific’s hurricane season, Mexico is once again the target of a tropical system on its western coast. The latest system, Tropical Storm Vance, was drifting west in the...
Oklahoma Judge Throws Out Lawsuit over Earthquake, Disposal Wells
Oct 29 2014 // A judge has thrown out a lawsuit over an earthquake that injured a woman, finding that the case should instead be heard by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. In August, Prague resident Sandra Ladra filed a lawsuit...
Mississippi County Seeks to Turn April’s Tornado Tragedy Into Opportunity
Oct 29 2014 // Six months after a devastating tornado, Winston County’s hospital is still operating out of tents and shipping containers, home rebuilding is sputtering along and it may be another year before a new plywood mill...
Remnants of Hurricanes Still Can Be Powerful – and Dangerous
Oct 28 2014 // A hurricane may lose its name, its structure and even its place on National Hurricane Center tracking maps. None of that is a guarantee the storm’s meteorological energy won’t keep making mischief. While...
Texas to Hold Hearing on Windstorm Association Maximum Limits
Oct 27 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance has scheduled a public hearing to consider the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA) petition related to the maximum limits of liability for windstorm and hail insurance...
Louisiana Parish Still Working on Tornado Damage Estimate
Oct 27 2014 // The tornadoes that hit Louisiana’s Ouachita Parish on Oct. 13 did millions of dollars in damage, but officials don’t know whether it will be enough to qualify the parish for help from the Federal Emergency...
Washington City Takes Stock Of Damage Following Tornado
Oct 27 2014 // The southwest Washington city of Longview tallied the damage Friday from a rare tornado that tore off roofs, broke windows and uprooted trees, leaving residents and officials in disbelief. No one was injured in the...
Carpenter Report Details Impact of 2004 & 2005 Hurricane Seasons
Oct 27 2014 // Guy Carpenter & Company released Part II of the two-part Ten-Year Retrospective of the 2004 and 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Seasons. Part II focuses on the 2005 hurricane season and the cumulative effects of both the 2004...
