Most of Texas Deep Freeze $90 Billion in Losses Avoidable, Modeler Says February 25, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan Texas’s deep freeze and power outages last week could cost as much as $90 billion in losses, and most of...
Fast-Moving Zeta Wallops Louisiana, Causes Blackouts Across South; Damages Could Hit $5B October 29, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Zeta is spinning across the U.S. South after walloping New Orleans, blacking out 1.9 million homes and businesses...
Beach Town Developers Now Believe in Stronger Building Codes, Construction November 21, 2018 By Natasha Rausch Developer Jeff Lamkin knew the risks when he paid $250 million for 63 acres of an island off the Texas...
Estimated $2.5 Billion Gulf Coast Damage from Nate Less Than First Feared October 7, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan and Amy Stillman Oil companies were heading back into the Gulf of Mexico and working to restore operations after Hurricane Nate fizzled out...
Storm Watch Issued for North Carolina as Puerto Rico, Markets Weigh Maria’s Economic Costs September 24, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Storm watches have been issued for North Carolina as the U.S. is threatened by a hurricane for the fourth time...
Weakening Hurricane Jose Could Graze Massachusetts Wednesday September 18, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan A weakened Hurricane Jose could graze the Northeast as Hurricane Maria tears through the Caribbean, gaining strength and possibly heading...
How ‘Bermuda High’ Threw Irma and Damage Estimates Off Course September 12, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Twenty miles may have made a $150 billion difference. Estimates for the damage Hurricane Irma would inflict on Florida kept...