MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Nora is dropping heavy rains along the Gulf of California after weakening from a hurricane that set off floods and landslides on Mexico’s Pacific coast, caused havoc in Puerto Vallarta and left at least …
A string of powerful typhoons that struck Japan has left scars on the country’s non-life insurers, with industry giants likely forced to pay a combined $8 billion in insurance payments in the current fiscal year that ends in March. Japan’s …
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for Louisiana to authorize federal aid for areas affected by severe storms and flooding in January. A White House statement Friday said the declaration of a major disaster makes federal funding available …
Isaac has made two separate landfalls, both as a Category 1 hurricane, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. The first occurred yesterday evening at low-lying Plaquemines Parish, La. Instead of continuing inland as expected, the storm veered sharply to …
An investigation by Maricopa County has ended into how a rainstorm severely flooded parts of the community of Anthem, Ariz., last month. County spokeswoman Cari Gerchick tells The Arizona Republic that the county concluded the July 31 storm in Anthem …