Potential of ‘Life-Threatening Flooding’ from Hilary in SoCal Mountains, Deserts and Southwest Nevada August 18, 2023 AccuWeather on Friday issued an alert warning of the potential of a “life-threatening, flooding disaster” in the mountains and deserts...
California-Oregon Wildfires Prompt Evacuation Orders August 17, 2023 Growing fires near the California-Oregon border have prompted evacuation orders. A Siskiyou County wildfire, the Head Fire, started in the...
Hawaii Fire Deaths Exceed 100 as Scale of Disaster Continues to Come into Focus August 16, 2023 Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced the confirmed death toll had risen from the destructive wildfires in the island-state to more...
Modeler: Insured Property Losses From Lahaina Fire $3.2B August 15, 2023 Catastrophe modeler Karen Clark & Company has issued new estimates showing the insured property losses from the Lahaina Fire in...
Estimate of Losses From Devastating Hawaii Wildfires Increases to $14B-$16B August 14, 2023 AccuWeather increased its estimate of the total damage and economic loss from the devastating wildfires burning in Hawaii to $14...
At Least 55 Died in Hawaii Fires, Thousands of Structures Exposed August 11, 2023 Wildfires on Maui have killed at least 55 people and wiped out a historic town, exposing thousands of structures in...
AccuWeather: Damage and Economic Loss from Wildfires in Hawaii $8B to $10B August 10, 2023 AccuWeather’s preliminarily estimate of the total damage and economic loss from the wildfires burning in Hawaii is from $8 billion...
At Least 36 Killed, Hundreds of Properties Destroyed in Hawaii Fires August 10, 2023 Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a...
Wind-Driven Hawaii Wildfire Destroying Maui Tourist Town August 9, 2023 A wildfire erupted in Maui on Wednesday fueled by strong winds from Hurricane Dora, destroying homes and businesses in a...
Bursting Ice Dam in Alaska Highlights Risks of Glacial Flooding August 9, 2023 By Becky Bohrer and Mark Thiessen The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into the river below as rushing waters carried off...