Latest Natural Disasters Headlines
All the headlines from our Natural Disasters Topic Page, ordered by recency.
One Year After Hurricane Rita Texas Insurers Offer Advice
Sep 22 2006 // As we approach the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Rita’s visit to Texas, residents along the Gulf Coast of Texas can and have learned a lot about the devastating effects of a hurricane, an insurance industry...
Hawaii Hurricane-Prepared Homeowners to Get Grant
Sep 20 2006 // Hawaii homeowners who have taken steps to strengthen their homes against hurricanes and windstorms could be reimbursed up to $2,100 under a new state program. Qualified homeowners will be eligible to get about a third of...
Hurricane Gordon Nears The Azores; Could Hit Europe
Sep 19 2006 // The “hurricane season” usually causes concern in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, along the western Atlantic seaboard and Bermuda. However, this year residents of those areas are beginning to breathe...
Hurricane Lane Ravages Western Coast of Mexico
Sep 18 2006 // Hurricane Lane, which had been heading northwest towards Baja California, made a sudden shift to the east on Friday, coming ashore on the Western Coast of Mexico north of Mazatlan as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum...
New Study Ties Global Warming to Stronger Hurricanes
Sep 14 2006 // Most of the increase in ocean temperature that feeds more intense hurricanes is a result of human-induced global warming, says a study that one researcher says “closes the loop” between climate change and...
Hiscox USA Launches Terrorism Insurance Coverage
Sep 14 2006 // Armonk, N.Y.-based Hiscox USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Hiscox plc, will begin providing terrorism insurance in the United States. “Hiscox has over 25 years of experience in terrorism insurance and we are a global...
Bermuda Feeling Winds, Heavy Rains from Hurricane Florence
Sep 11 2006 // A hurricane warning continues for Bermuda as Florence, the sixth named storm of the season, passes near the island. The center of the storm is passing a short distance west and northwest of Bermuda this morning. At 8 am...
Fla., Ga., Ala. Shaken But Not Damaged By Gulf of Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11 2006 // The United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center, reported that a strong earthquake occurred about 250 miles (405 km) south-southwest of Apalachicola, Florida at 10:56 am EDT, Sept. 10 2006. This...
120 Years Ago, Earthquake Shook S.C., Killing 100
Sep 10 2006 // It was the biggest natural disaster in South Carolina before Hurricane Hugo. On Sept. 8, the 120th anniversary of the Charleston earthquake passed quietly. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Aug. 31, 1886, killed more than...
Officials: Next Terrorist Attack on U.S Not Matter of If, But When
Sep 10 2006 // The threat of terrorism against the United States remains chillingly lethal five years after 9/11, and officials predict another massive attack is not a matter of if — but when. Despite a government overhaul and more...
Domestic Terrorism Threat on the Rise, Says FBI Chief
Sep 8 2006 // FBI Director Robert Mueller sees a rising threat from homegrown terrorists, but he cautions that foreign groups are far from vanquished and still consume more bureau resources. “We have certainly hundreds” of...
Montana Firefighters Battle Bees as well as Wildfires
Sep 8 2006 // Montana firefighters battling a wildfire that has blackened nearly 290 square miles and burned 26 homes faced a new challenge, authorities said: bees. The blaze that started with lightning on Aug. 22 has forced hundreds to...
Colorado State Predicts Fewer Hurricanes
Sep 7 2006 // Forecasters at Colorado State University have lowered their hurricane predictions for the year, based on below-average activity in August, as well as the ocean-weather patterns they track. “We expect slightly...
What’s Next in Terrorism Insurance Market…and Politics?
Sep 5 2006 // Terrorism insurance has become increasingly common and affordable five years after Sept. 11. But that market has only emerged with the federal government’s pledge to serve as an insurer of last resort — assistance...
Texas A&M finds disaster preparedness lacking
Sep 4 2006 // Five years after 9/11 and one year after Hurricane Katrina, most companies have some form of disaster response plan in place; however, one out of four professionals responsible for corporate disaster preparedness efforts...
Allstate drops Alaska earthquake coverage
Sep 4 2006 // Nearly 7,000 Alaskans will lose their earthquake insurance as their policies come up for renewal. Allstate Insurance Co. is cutting its optional earthquake coverage nationwide, and will drop this plan as policies come up...
Washington governor declares wildfire emergency
Sep 4 2006 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a wildfire emergency as several large fires burned in the state and forecasters predicted more thunderstorms and high winds. “Numerous wildfires across Washington pose a...
Hurricane Katrina, a year later, another perspective
Sep 4 2006 // The Midwest is not affected by hurricanes or hurricane seasons because obviously our only coastal regions involve the Great Lakes, not oceans. The central region of this country does have its own natural disasters in the...
Texas A&M finds disaster preparedness lacking
Sep 4 2006 // Five years after 9/11 and one year after Hurricane Katrina, most companies have some form of disaster response plan in place; however, one out of four professionals responsible for corporate disaster preparedness efforts...
Texas A&M finds disaster preparedness lacking
Sep 4 2006 // Five years after 9/11 and one year after Hurricane Katrina, most companies have some form of disaster response plan in place; however, one out of four professionals responsible for corporate disaster preparedness efforts...
