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Nearly $13T in U.S. Homes Face Severe Climate Risks: Report
A little more than one in four homes in the U.S., representing $12.7 trillion in real estate value, are exposed to severe or extreme climate risks, according to a recent Realtor.com report. "Climate ...
New Texas Laws Ban Youth Cabins in Floodways, Require Camp Safety Plans
In the days and weeks following the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Lila, at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country, Blake Bonner found himself wondering whether the tragedy was simply an ...
Tornadoes Considered Scariest Natural Disaster: Survey
New research suggests Americans consider tornadoes to be the scariest of all natural disasters. Conducted by Talker Research and commissioned by MasterLock, the survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly ...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Protect Workers From Rising Temperatures
Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, the United Nations said on Friday. Climate change is making ...
NOAA’s Flood Inundation Mapping Tool Now Covers 60% of U.S.
The National Weather Service (NWS) recently announced that the experimental Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) tool has expanded to serve 60 percent of the U.S. population, up from 30 percent the ...
Lightning Sparked Wildfire Devastates Historic California Gold Mining Town, Homes
One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners who had faced discrimination and ...
Hurricane Kiko,Tropical Storm Lorena Gain Strength Over Pacific Ocean
Two tropical cyclones in the eastern Pacific Ocean gained strength earlier this week as they churned at sea, with one expected to bring heavy rain to Baja California and parts of Arizona, forecasters ...
Fire Following Earthquakes: What’s the Risk to Insurers?
While most homeowners and commercial property owners may not purchase earthquake insurance, standard insurance policies provide coverage for fire damage, including any ...