New York University’s Langone Medical Center is getting over $1 billion to repair damage from Sandy and protect against future storms. Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday that the “lump sum” has been authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Schumer …
RMS reports that on Friday, July 19 Super Typhoon Rammasun, one of the strongest to hit southeast China in recent years, made three landfalls in the provinces of Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi. Rammasun has significantly impacted the Philippines, southeast China …
RMS estimates that insured losses from Hurricane Arthur will not exceed $250 million from wind and coastal flooding. The expected loss covers damages to: Residential, commercial, industrial properties. Automobile and watercraft lines of business. Business interruption resulting from power outages …
New weather technology products promise to forecast future weather events weeks in advance while predicting tornado, hail and storm surge damage threats, according to Ben Zimmerman, director of innovation & strategy at WSI, a technology subsidiary of the Weather Channel. …
A Maui resort condominium plans to replace an old seawall to protect the property from winter storms. The Maui News reports the Kahana Sunset in Lahaina aims to demolish an existing 114-foot seawall. The replacement seawall would protect the property’s …
The point where the roiling ocean meets the fury of a hurricane’s winds may hold the key to improving storm intensity forecasts – but it’s nearly impossible for scientists to see. That may change this summer, thanks to post-Hurricane Sandy …
A slower-than-usual hurricane season is expected this year because of an expected El Nino, federal forecasters said Thursday, but they warned that it takes only one storm to wreak havoc and urged Americans to be prepared. The El Nino, which …
The latitude at which tropical cyclones reach their greatest intensity is gradually shifting from the tropics toward the poles at rates of about 33 to 39 miles per decade, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The new …
Two of the country’s top disaster experts on Wednesday challenged emergency managers and forecasters from Texas to Maine to help educate coastal residents and developers about hurricane hazards. Speaking at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, the head of the …
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center hope new color-coded maps they’re trying out this year will simplify two important points about storm surge for coastal residents: how far from the beach the water will spread and how high that water …