Recent surf damage in Southern California exposed significant flood insurance gaps as forecasters warn that El Niño could push coastal water levels higher this fall and winter.
Utah insurers declined to renew 4.45% of homeowners policies in 2025, putting the state ahead of California as wildfire exposure and underwriting restrictions reshape property insurance availability.
It was a face off with the remnants of Tropical Storm Marie for Nicolas Cage in Malibu, where coastal flooding sent part of his driveway gone in 60 seconds, opening a massive hole and triggering a gas leak.
A Loudoun County jury found Jacob Bogatin guilty of first-degree murder and multiple arson charges after investigators determined a 2025 townhome fire that killed his neighbor was intentionally set. Bogatin filed an insurance claim the following day.
UNESCO has warned there is a near-100% probability of a tsunami exceeding one meter somewhere in the Mediterranean over a 30-year period. Along parts of the French Riviera, locally generated waves could reach shore in less than 10 minutes.
McKinsey’s survey of 5,500 farmers finds extreme weather is a leading threat to farm profits in several markets, while growers facing tighter margins are delaying purchases and adopting AI for day-to-day decisions.
Congress is moving toward extending the federal terrorism insurance program through 2034, but certification requirements, cyber risks and exclusions in underlying policies could still determine whether losses are covered after an attack.
An EPA proposal would eliminate minimum federal public-notice and comment requirements for certain air pollution permits, leaving states and local agencies to determine how much public participation is required. The change comes as AI data center construction raises questions about pollution, power demand, water use and community impacts.
Extreme drought covered 44% of Puerto Rico by late August after rainfall fell far below normal in parts of the territory. Water rationing, crop losses and dwindling hay supplies have accompanied local and federal disaster declarations.
A Boeing 767 cargo overrun in Miami left five people dead and could involve the aircraft operator, lessor and other parties, while a separate fatal general aviation crash near Titusville highlights a very different aviation loss exposure.
Marie is expected to remain well offshore, but forecasters warn its swell could produce dangerous rip currents, large waves and coastal flooding along Southern California, with the strongest effects expected Sunday and Monday.
A federal judge ruled that New York exceeded its authority by requiring major fossil fuel producers to finance $75 billion in climate-related infrastructure and resilience projects.
Former Tropical Storm Edouard continues to produce heavy rain and flooding in Texas while the National Hurricane Center monitors three tropical waves across the Atlantic. No hurricane is currently threatening Florida, though periods of heavy rain are expected.
Heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts and up to 5 feet of storm surge could generate property and flood losses along the Gulf Coast, with flooding also threatening the Houston area.
Two Charlotte brothers pleaded guilty after a Wake County sting used a ‘bait house’ to investigate intentional roof damage designed to generate repair work and support an insurance claim.
