Civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake’s epicentre, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s southea...
Tag: Natural disasters
Turkey’s Erdogan declares state of emergency for earthquake-hit regions
Turkey’s President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during his partys group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in An...
Photos show aftermath of massive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
People search through rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey February 6, 2023. Sertac Kayar | Reuters The combined death toll from two massive earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on...
Texas winter weather forces airlines to cancel flights
Delayed flights prepare to depart from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) on January 11, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. John Moore | Getty Images More than 1,000 U.S. flights were canceled Tuesday ...
Snow forces Britain’s Manchester Airport to shut runways
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 28: A passenger aircraft landing at Manchester International Airport approaches the runway on 28 January, 2008, Manchester, England. Christopher Furlong | Ge...
Floods engulf Philippines as president declares ‘state of calamity’
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard wade through floods during a rescue operation, in Isabela City, Basilan province, Philippines, January 11, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard | via Reuters The Philippi...
Natural Catastrophes Become The Largest Driver Of Corporate Insurance Losses In The US.
Authored by Lee Shavel — President and CEO, Verisk When businesses assess risks, they often consider factors such as data breaches, operational disruption, compliance or reputational risk. Natural cat...
2022 was one of the 10 hottest years: NASA and NOAA
Electrical transmission towers at a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) electrical substation during a heatwave in Vacaville, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. California narrowly avoided bla...
Biden declares emergency in California as more winter storms advance
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House January 5, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Monday declared an...
How Southwest Airlines Melted Down
When Southwest Airlines Co. reassigns crews after flight disruptions, it typically relies on a system called SkySolver. This Christmas, SkySolver not only didn’t solve much, it also helped create the ...
Facing climate change, Asia farmers turn to risky microfinance loans
The “microfinance” industry — long touted as a way to help poor, rural communities in developing countries — is pushing tens of thousands of farming families into debt traps as they attemp...
Airlines cancel 10,000 flights and scramble to rebook travelers
An American Airlines plane is de-iced as high winds whip around 7.5 inches of new snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday, December 22, 2022. Star Tribune Via Getty Images | Star T...
FedEx, UPS warn on delays, airlines cancel more flights
An American Eagle plane taxis during a snow storm at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images FedEx and ...
Airlines cancel flights before Christmas
Workers deice an Alaska Airlines plane during a snow storm at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images A...
Biden urges Americans to travel early with a massive blizzard slated to hit the U.S.
President Joe Biden participates in a briefing on winter storms across the United States in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, in Washington. Patrick Semansky | AP President ...
Which states have had the most major climate disasters since 2011?
Ninety percent of counties across the U.S. have experienced a flood, wildfire, hurricane or other federally declared climate disaster between 2011 and 2021, according to a report published Wednesday t...
Tropical Storm Nicole: Travel impact in Florida
This GOES-East GoeColor satellite image taken at 2:36 p.m. EST and provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Nicole approaching toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida’s Atlantic coastline on Tu...
Binance Takeover of FTX Is a Huge Red Flag for Crypto
One of the most dangerous moments in any hurricane is when the eye passes. Gale winds give way to calm, tempting those hunkering down to come out and assess the damage only to find that more of the st...
Climate change threatens ‘things Americans value most’: gov’t report
The Jade Isle Mobile Home Park is flooded in this aerial view from a drone in St. Cloud. Residents of the community were issued a voluntary evacuation order due to rising water levels in the aftermath...
Rich countries alone cannot close funding gap for climate change
Public aid and funding from governments of developed countries alone won’t be enough to close the funding gap on climate change initiatives in developing countries, IMF chief Kristalina Georgiev...
Visiting Helion Energy when the Seattle region was cloaked in smoke
Cat Clifford, CNBC climate tech and innovation reporter, at Helion Energy on October 20. Photo taken by Jessie Barton, communications for Helion Energy, with Cat Clifford’s camera. On Thursday, ...
Flooding in Nigeria kills more than 600 people, officials say
Flood water breaks a river bank and overflows into a settlement in Lokoja, Nigeria October 13, 2022. Afolabi Sotunde | Reuters More than 600 people have died and more than 1.3 million have been displ...
In Hurricane Ian’s Wake, Insurers and Homeowners Gear Up for Coverage Fights
Litigation is looming for home insurers in Florida as cash-strapped, underinsured homeowners—paired with an aggressive plaintiffs’ bar—are expected to turn to the court system to try to force payments...
Climate reparations ethical but not best fix: Climatologist
Displaced people in floodwater after heavy monsoon rain at Usta Mohammad city, in the Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province, on Sept. 18, 2022. Thirty-three million people have been affected by ...
Joe Biden vows support for Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Fiona recovery
President Joe Biden offered his unwavering support for Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Fiona, even as Florida reels from Hurricane Ian. “We are not leaving here, as long as I’m...
If Hurricane Ian destroyed your home, take these critical first steps for disaster relief and insurance
The full financial and human price of Hurricane Ian’s destruction is still unknown, days after it lashed Florida, and now with the Carolinas fresh off its wrath. But even with the immediate search-and...
Search and rescue efforts underway in Florida after ‘catastrophic’ hurricane
An aerial picture taken on September 30, 2022 shows the only access to the Matlacha neighborhood destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida. Ricardo Arduengo | AFP | Getty Imag...
Opinion: Florida’s insurance rates have almost doubled over five years, yet insurance companies are still losing money — and the reason is more insidious than hurricanes
Hurricane risk might seem like the obvious problem, but there is a more insidious driver in this financial train wreck. Finance professor Shahid Hamid, who directs the Laboratory for Insurance at Flor...