Hurricane Florence: 10 days after storm, fresh chaos in Carolinas

David Covington jumps from a porch railing to his canoe along with Maura Walbourne and her sister Katie Walborne in Conway, S.C. on Sept. 23, 2018. The three paddled a canoe to Covington’s home on Long Avenue on Sunday to … Read More

Extreme hurricanes and wildfires made 2017 the most costly U.S. disaster year on record

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria combined with devastating Western wildfires and other natural catastrophes to make 2017 the most expensive year on record for disasters in the United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Monday. The disasters caused $306 billion in … Read More

Hurricane Nate unleashes flooding, power outages on Gulf Coast

Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the Gulf Coast on Sunday — but the region, parts of which have continued to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina more than a decade ago, was largely spared of catastrophic … Read More

Storms, earthquakes, North Korea and now the Las Vegas massacre. We have to wonder: ‘What’s next?’

When the month began, a confluence of hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and a brewing international nuclear confrontation already had some Americans thinking about End Times. Then Las Vegas, the nation’s playground, witnessed the worst mass shooting in U.S. history — … Read More

Hurricane Maria could be a $95 billion storm for Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria could cost Puerto Rico $45 billion to $95 billion in damage — a devastating blow to the island’s already ailing economy. The high end of the range, released Thursday by Moody’s Analytics, represents almost an entire year’s economic … Read More

Hurricane Harvey’s Total Damage Will Be Shockingly Expensive to Repair

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The fallout from Tropical Storm Harvey could cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Hurricane Harvey, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, has flooded Houston and its surrounding areas, disaster relief efforts are currently focused on getting area residents … Read More

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