Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” Or even worse: “Tropical storm? Just some wind and rain.” But look at Hurricane Beryl, which hit Texas this week as …
Insurers’ losses from Hurricane Beryl will be “low and readily absorbed” and the storm is not expected to change pricing conditions in the P&C and reinsurance sectors, Moody’s Ratings said. Beryl made landfall along the Texas coast as a category …
Insurers in the United States may take a hit of about $2.7 billion from damage caused by Hurricane Beryl, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co. said on Thursday. About 1.5 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday, …
Hurricane Beryl ripped through the Caribbean last week, leaving small island governments rushing to find funds for the billions of dollars in damages. It was the type of situation that Stefano Capodagli is trying to prepare for at the Caribbean …
Hurricane Beryl got the respected team of researchers at Colorado State University to rethink its forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season, which has already seen three named storms. CSU’s Department of Atmospheric Science now calls for an “extremely active” total …
Total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Beryl in the U.S. is expected to be between $28 and $32 billion, according to preliminary estimates from AccuWeather. Beryl, the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic, brought numerous tornadoes …
Houston is set for a dangerous bout of heat as more than 2 million homes and businesses remain without power in the area around the nation’s fourth-largest city after Hurricane Beryl’s battering. The region is under a heat advisory, with …
More than 1.5 million homes and businesses in Texas lost power after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the state, bringing howling winds and driving rain that knocked out electric lines. The storm made landfall shortly before 4 a.m. local time …
Insurable losses from Hurricane Beryl across Jamaica and the Cayman Islands will be between $400 million and $700 million, while estimated insurable losses in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula are also less than $1 billion, according to catastrophe modeler CoreLogic. CoreLogic’s estimated …
Hurricane Beryl churned toward Jamaica with violent winds, heavy rains and a life-threatening storm surge that could cause more than $1 billion in damage. Beryl’s winds roared at 145 miles (230 kilometers) per hour early Wednesday, making it a Category …