Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights and cut power as it raged in parts of the Scandinavian country Thursday. Hurricane-force winds brought gusts of up to 180 kilometers (112 …
Insured damage to residential, commercial, and industrial properties and automobiles will be about $5.4 billion from Winter Storm Elliot, according to modeler Karen Clark & Co (KCC). The storm affected 42 states from Dec. 21 to Dec. 24 with below-freezing …
A massive winter storm is winding across the central US, threatening to disrupt air traffic during the busy holiday season, rake Chicago with a blizzard and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. …
Storms over the New Year’s Day weekend knocked out power, caused property damage, triggered flash flooding and snow and closed schools and government offices. In Kentucky, less than three weeks after tornadoes destroyed parts of cities and killed 77 people, …
This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Annual Summary from CoreLogic Details 2016 Natural Hazard Events CoreLogic® analyzes and evaluates the number and severity of natural hazard events that occurred across the U.S. annually in its Natural …
Overall losses and insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first half of 2015 were below long-term average values, according to a review of global natural catastrophes issued by Munich Re. Total natural catastrophe losses incurred in the first half …
With 1.9 inches of snow overnight on Tuesday, Boston has now received more than 100 inches of snow this winter. The National Weather Service reported Wednesday that the snowfall as recorded at Logan International Airport is now 101.8 inches for …
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday he’s gotten encouraging signs from federal officials as he’s begun reaching out to them with Massachusetts preparing a formal request for disaster relief following the spate of snowstorms. Back home after a National Governors …
Roofs continue to collapse under record snow across the Boston area, most over warehouses and barns, as the latest weekend storm brings three to five inches of snow, topped off by up to a half-inch of rain in some areas. …
The latest menace dealt by New England’s historic snowbound winter — the creak, crack and boom of collapsing roofs — may get worse as the region heads into a weekend forecast of rain. Rooftops, especially flat ones, have buckled under …
