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EF3 Tornado Causes Severe Damage in Northeastern Wisconsin
Jul 28 2026 // A tornado that caused severe damage in northeastern Wisconsin on July 27 has been preliminarily ruled as an EF3, the National Weather Service said. The tornado stayed on the ground for more than 20 minutes, damaging homes...
Why El Niño’s Promise of Quieter Hurricane Season May Not Be Good News for Insurers
Jul 27 2026 // For insurers, the periodic El Niño climate phenomenon has traditionally lowered the risk of costly Atlantic hurricanes, but decades of population growth along coastal areas and rising property values are forcing them to...
Why Wildfires Pose Multiple Threats to US West Power Sector: Maguire
Jul 27 2026 // For years, wildfire season was largely viewed as a threat to homes, forests and utility infrastructure in the American West. But as smoke from fires blankets large swaths of the country, it is becoming something else too:...
20 Years After Hurricane Katrina: Is the Industry Ready for a Different $100B Disaster?
Jul 27 2026 // On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph. It had previously reached Category 5 intensity over the Gulf of Mexico, peaking...
Texas Panhandle Shaken by Strongest Earthquake to Hit the Region
Jul 24 2026 // A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the Texas Panhandle early Thursday morning, one of the strongest recorded in Texas. Effects from the earthquake were felt throughout the rural region and as far as southern Oklahoma and...
Wildfires Force France to Evacuate Tourists From Campsites
Jul 23 2026 // Wildfires forced French authorities to evacuate some 20,000 residents and tourists from an area southwest of Bordeaux, after successive heat waves created tinderbox conditions. Hundreds of firefighters are battling blazes...
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