32.7M Homes at Risk of Hurricane Damage, CoreLogic Report Shows May 30, 2024 By Don Jergler More than 32.7 million residential properties from Texas to Maine are at risk of moderate or severe damage sustained from...
Storm Lee Brings High Winds, Waves and Rain to New England September 18, 2023 BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Atlantic storm Lee made landfall at near-hurricane strength Saturday, bringing destructive winds, rough surf and...
Citizens Suspends Binding, Could Be Most Affected as Hurricane Aims for Big Bend August 29, 2023 By Staff and Wire Reports Florida property insurers were keeping their fingers crossed Tuesday as the latest projections indicated that the worst of Hurricane Idalia...
Miami-Dade Considers New Storm Protection Plan: Dunes, Mangroves and Barrier Gates August 24, 2023 Local and federal officials have agreed to a plan to study new ways to protect much of Miami from rising...
New Models Aim to Better Predict Storm Surge, Insured Losses From Hurricanes June 2, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Two new hurricane forecast models promise to help property owners and insurers better predict the losses from storms that may...
America’s Venice? Study Finds New York City Is Slowly Sinking From Its Own Weight June 1, 2023 By Bobby Caina Calvan If rising oceans aren’t worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking...
Beach Town, State of New Jersey Exchange Lawsuits in Sand Dunes Battle January 11, 2023 By Wayne Parry NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A beach town that is defying New Jersey’s order not to shore up its eroding...
NASA: U.S. Coastlines Could Experience a Foot of Sea Level Rise Within 30 Years December 1, 2022 By Don Jergler Sea levels along U.S. coastlines could rise as much as 12 inches above today’s waterline by 2050, according to NASA...
U.S. to Urge Barriers, Elevation to Fight New Jersey Back Bay Flooding February 26, 2021 By Wayne Parry The federal government will recommend flood control measures including storm surge barriers, floodwalls and elevating homes and other buildings in...
How Climate Change May Affect Hurricane Risk and Losses: AIR, Brookings, AXIS January 19, 2021 By 2050, climate change-related weather events will have a meaningful impact on future hurricane losses, increasing them by 20% or...