Coastal Cities Have a Hidden Vulnerability to Storm Surge – Caused by Humans October 18, 2024 By Philip Orton Centuries ago, estuaries around the world were teeming with birds and turbulent with schools of fish, their marshlands and endless...
As Milton Nears, Flood-Proof Fences Will Face a Major Test in Tampa October 8, 2024 By Monique Mulima For the second time in two weeks, Tampa General Hospital is getting ready to keep water at bay. Hurricane Milton...
Report Says Growth of Private Flood Insurance Has Stagnated. Neptune Disagrees October 8, 2024 By William Rabb The head of one of the largest private flood insurance writers this week questioned an AM Best report that said...
NC Town That Produces Quartz for Tech Products is Devastated by Helene October 4, 2024 SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels...
Carolina Agents, Insureds Stunned by Unprecedented Damage So Far Inland October 1, 2024 By Staff and Wire Reports Insurance agents in the mountain city of Asheville, North Carolina, said they and their policyholders have been stunned by the...
Helene Dumps Rain on Millions of US Homes That Lack Flood Insurance September 30, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman and Brian K. Sullivan On Thursday night Helene crashed into Florida’s coast as a Category 4 hurricane. The giant storm with 140-mile-per-hour winds made...
Tallahassee, Atlanta Dodge a Bullet, But Thousands of Claims Are Expected September 27, 2024 By Staff and Wire Reports Hundreds of claims adjusters were set to move out across Florida, Georgia and western parts of the Carolinas Friday morning...
Damage Predictions Mount as Helene Strengthens: Atlanta in Its Path September 26, 2024 By Staff and Wire Reports As Hurricane Helene gains strength in the unusually warm waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico, forecasters, claims adjusting firms...
Judge Dismisses Suit Seeking to Protect Dolphins Along Miss. Gulf Coast September 24, 2024 GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf...
Unnamed Storm in Carolinas Caused $7 Billion in Damage, AccuWeather Says September 19, 2024 The storm that swamped parts of the Carolinas this week wasn’t organized enough to be named but it still has...