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Francine Knocks Out Power to Hundreds of Thousands in South

Francine knocked out power to more than 400,000 homes and businesses and canceled hundreds of flights across the US South after coming ashore as a hurricane. The storm has weakened to a tropical depression with winds of 35 miles (55 …

Hurricane Debby Florida Losses Top $121M; 60% of Claims Closed

A month after Hurricane Debby made landfall in northern Florida, the number of property insurance claims has reached almost 20,000, and total estimated insured losses are more than $121.5 million, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reported this week. The …

Red Lobster Landlord Sues Insurer to ‘Clawback’ $1.2M Fire Claim Payment

The landlord for a fire-damaged building leased to a Red Lobster restaurant is blaming the restaurant’s insurer for causing it to lose out on $1.2 million in fire insurance claims payments to repair the property. RL New Brunswick Owner LLC, …

In the Dark: Telling The Truth About Flooding Requires Accurate Maps and Strong Disclosure Laws

Hundreds of thousands of Americans already live in homes that have repeatedly flooded. To get a good handle on the extent of those losses, check out the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s web page that hosts an extensive dataset with information …

NTSB Probe of Jeep Engine Fire Reports Could Affect 781K Vehicles

Stellantis NV said it’s cooperating with U.S. authorities investigating reports of Jeep engines catching fire, in a potential setback for the company that’s trying to reverse a drop in market share in North America. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration …

Storm Forming in Gulf of Mexico Forecast to Hit U.S. as Hurricane

A tropical storm forming in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is threatening to unleash powerful winds and heavy rain as it makes its way toward the US where it will likely hit Wednesday as a hurricane. The system already has …

Atlantic May See Its Next Storm Within a Week: Weather Watch

The Atlantic hurricane season continues to roll through its traditionally most active time of year without a storm, however there is a growing chance that may change soon. Two systems — one in the Caribbean and the other near Cabo …

Climate Change Intensified Typhoon Shanshan, Study Says

Typhoon Shanshan, which struck southern Japan last week with heavy rain and strong winds, was likely intensified by climate change, according to a study from Imperial College London. Researchers with the university teased out the contribution of global warming to …

Southern California Edison Seeks to Recover $1.6B of Wildfire-Related Losses

Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International said on Thursday it was seeking approval for a settlement agreement to recover nearly 60% of losses related to wildfires and mudslides in 2017 and 2018. Under the agreement with the …

Robots Are Starting Fires in California — and That’s a Good Thing

Cody Chiverton has spent the past decade lighting fires. As a former firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, he participated in dozens of prescribed burns across the American West, in which fire-prevention teams would carry drip torches to ignite dry …