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Catastrophe reinsurance set to soar after year of extreme weather, industry warns
Property catastrophe reinsurance premiums are about to soar as some companies have been forced to leave the market after another year of extreme weather, the industry has warned. The market, which pay...
What A Likely Ultra-Short Winter Means For You
Unwanted natural gas is burned off at an oil field on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, off the … [+] coast of Iran, 13th March 2000. (Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images) Getty Images It’s time ...
Unrealistic Expectations Cause False Narratives About Weather Forecasts
MIAMI – AUGUST 08: Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center, speaks during a news … [+] conference to announce NOAA’s updated 2006 Atlantic Hurricane season forecast A...
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...
Could Weather Impact Florida Vote? Tropical Storm May Strike On Election Day
Topline There is “increasing risk” Florida could be dealing with a tropical threat as voters go to the polls on Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center, though at this point th...
Combining Blockchain with IoT and AI can Trigger More Accurate Weather Forecast, HashCash CEO Says
For accurate futuristic decision-making in weather forecasting, blockchain ledgers should be integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT), according to HashCash Consul...
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...
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...
Crypto Tech Startups Weather Bear Market Well
MPCH Labs received $40 million from Liberty City Ventures to build multiparty computation technology Uniswap Labs is rumored to be in negotiations with a Singaporean sovereign fund and Polychain to ra...
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...
Flood Insurance Fell in Florida Before Hurricane Ian Struck
SANFORD, Fla.—Florida homeowners had reduced their flood insurance coverage in the years before Hurricane Ian dumped up to 15 inches of rain on the state, inundating coastal and inland areas. Only a s...
October Weather And The Wines To Drink With Them
This weekend the calendar turns from September to October. It’s a transition that, for many readers and wine lovers, also signals a change from white or rosé wine to reds, as “October weather” with it...
Photos show the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Ian
An aerial picture taken on September 29, 2022 shows a flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida. Ricardo Arduengo | AFP | Getty Images Hurricane Ian slammed into so...
The ‘Internet Weather Man’ Behind The Hurricane Ian Livestream With 100,000 Views
Topline More than 100,000 people tuned in Wednesday to watch Ryan Hall—a YouTuber and weather analyst known by his online name “Ryan Hall Y’all”—livestream the latest news on Hurricane Ian as it bears...
Hurricane Ian makes landfall near Sanibel, Captiva Islands, Florida
Hurricane Ian made landfall over the west coast of Florida as a category 4 storm on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm greatly intensified as it neared land, re...
Jonas Surmann of DeFi Chain at Mainnet 2022: How DeFi Will Weather Crypto Winter
Jonas Surmann of DeFi Chain at Mainnet 2022: How DeFi Will Weather Crypto Winter Jonas Surmann, ambassador for DeFi Chain, sponsor of the Decrypting Mainnet booth at Messari Mainnet 2022, tells Decryp...
Empowering Today’s Society with Smart and reliable Weather Systems
The global climate is changing rapidly as compared to the pace at which natural variations occurred in the past. And with the climatic changes, previously unseen occurrences that could hinder many day...
Hurricane Fiona Strengthens Into Category 3 Storm After Battering Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
Topline Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 3 storm early Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center, becoming the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season that’s expecte...
2 Defensive Stocks That Can Weather the Market Volatility
We’re caught up in something of a market storm these days, faced with downward trends and high volatility. It’s time for investors to start taking defensive postures with their portfolio additions. Th...
4 Common Mistakes People Make Using Weather Apps
17 September 2019, Hessen, Rüsselsheim: ILLUSTRATION – Apple’s weather app can be seen on a … [+] smartphone display. Photo: Silas Stein/dpa (Photo by Silas Stein/picture alliance vi...
Flood losses covered by insurance are jumping drastically
This aerial photograph taken on September 1, 2022 shows flood-affected people taking refuge in tents after heavy monsoon rains in Dera Allah Yar town of Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province. R...
California Braces For 115 Degree Weather Over Labor Day Weekend—With Death Valley Forecasted To Hit 124
Topline More than 55 million people in California were placed under heat alerts on Wednesday as the state prepares for record-shattering high temperatures over the Labor Day weekend. More than 55 mill...
Europe’s extreme weather risks smaller harvests and higher food prices
British farmers have warned that the country’s hot and dry conditions will inevitably lead to smaller harvests this year. Planet One Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images In a typical y...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Poised to Spike by Most Since January Amid Colder Weather
Simultaneously, in the last month new technology has been deployed across facilities. “A lot of machines have come online in the last month, increasing bitcoin’s seven-day average hashrate from ...
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...