Southern California Fire Danger Driven By High Winds January 15, 2014 Red flag warnings remain posted as dry and gusty Santa Ana winds continue to buffet much of Southern California. The...
Philippines’ Biggest Typhoon Kills at least 230; Hundreds More Missing December 5, 2012 The death toll from the Philippines’ strongest typhoon this year rose on Wednesday to around 230, with hundreds missing in...
TS Isaac Drenches Haiti, Cuba; Turns West in Gulf of Mexico: AIR Analysis August 27, 2012 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Tropical Storm Isaac made landfall about 40 miles [64 kms] east of Guantanamo,...
Powerful Typhoon Bolaven Nears Japan’s Okinawa Island August 27, 2012 By Malcolm Foster The strongest typhoon to approach Okinawa in several years was bearing down on the southern Japanese island on Sunday as...
Typhoon Vicente Hits Hong Kong, but Only Minor Damage Reported: AIR July 25, 2012 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Vicente, the 8th named storm to form in the Northwest Pacific this...
Windstorm Ulli is Latest to Batter Northwest Europe; AIR Analysis January 5, 2012 Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide’s report on Windstorm Ulli notes that it is “passing through Scandinavia and is expected to...
Strong Winds Downed Trees and Power Lines in West December 2, 2011 By Robert Jablon Some of the worst winds in years blasted through California this week, with the brunt off the gusts felt overnight...
UPDATE: Hurricane Jova Hits Mexican Port; Kills Four; Mudslides in Central America October 13, 2011 By Mica Rosenberg and Miguel Angel Gutierrez Hurricane Jova flooded the streets of Mexico’s main Pacific port with torrential rain Wednesday, inundating popular beach resorts and killing...
Typhoon Nesat Hits China after Pummeling Hong Kong September 29, 2011 By Kelvin Soh Typhoon Nesat hit Hainan Island in south China on Thursday after it swept past Hong Kong, closing financial markets, schools...
Irene Causes Extensive Property Damage on Smaller Islands in the Bahamas August 26, 2011 By Ben Fox Large and powerful Hurricane Irene roared across the Bahamas archipelago on Wednesday, knocking down trees and destroying homes on a...