The hurricane caused widespread destruction, including extensive structural damage in Montego Bay, one of Jamaica’s main tourist destinations.
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2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Slight Uptick in Storm Activity Expected
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be slightly more active than the long-term average, according to the first seasonal outlook released by Colorado State University (CSU).
Gulf Coast on Watch for a New Possible Storm Development Later This Week
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a notice advising residents along the Gulf Coast, including Florida, to monitor a growing tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea.
As Idalia Nears, Florida Officials Warn of ‘Potentially Widespread’ Gas Contamination
Florida officials are warning drivers of potential fuel contamination at dozens of gas stations on the Gulf Coast as residents brace for the landfall later this week of Tropical Storm Idalia.
Major Hurricane Hilary Reaches Category 4 Intensity, Heading for Southern California
Hurricane Hilary rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane Friday morning, and it’s poised to bring an array of life-threatening hazards to California and neighboring states beginning this weekend.
Hurricanes Are Getting Costlier and Wetter: Triple-I
According to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I), increased population development in hurricane-prone states, combined with increasingly severe rainfall that accompany these storms, has resulted in higher insurance claim payouts for wind and flood-caused property damage.
Population Growth Drives Hurricane Loss Trends
Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and Delaware saw population growth in the 2010s that dramatically expanded the property damage a hurricane could cause in those states, according to a new Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) Issues Brief. “The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be “well above average” in terms of the number of named storms,… Continue reading Population Growth Drives Hurricane Loss Trends
Overlapping Disasters Expose Harsh Climate Reality: The U.S. Is Not Ready
In Louisiana and Mississippi, nearly one million people lack electricity and drinking water after a hurricane obliterated power lines. In California, wildfire menaces Lake Tahoe, forcing tens of thousands to flee. In Tennessee, flash floods killed at least 20; hundreds more perished in a heat wave in the Northwest. And in New York City, 7… Continue reading Overlapping Disasters Expose Harsh Climate Reality: The U.S. Is Not Ready
Insurers May Take $4.3B Hit from Hurricane Zeta in U.S
Insurers are bracing for a hit of about $4.3 billion from Hurricane Zeta in the United States, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co (KCC) said on Monday. At least six people were killed in the southeast of the United States and more than 2 million people were without power on Thursday after Hurricane Zeta… Continue reading Insurers May Take $4.3B Hit from Hurricane Zeta in U.S
Tropical Storm Sally Could Hit New Orleans as Category 2 Hurricane
Tropical Storm Sally is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, possibly as a Category 2 hurricane. “It’s going to be really close,” said Mike Efferson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Slidell, La., which covers New Orleans and Baton… Continue reading Tropical Storm Sally Could Hit New Orleans as Category 2 Hurricane