The Congessional Budget Office estimates that expected annual economic losses total $54 billion for most types of damage caused by storm surges, hurricane winds, and heavy precipitation. Keep Reading
A stretch of severe weather has tormented communities from the Rocky Mountains to the Mid-Atlantic in recent weeks, causing at least seven deaths and scores of injuries. Keep Reading
The National Weather Service says that "at least an EF3 tornado with winds up to 140 mph" struck the city of Beavercreek in Greene County, Ohio. Keep Reading
For 2019, NOAA predicts a likely range of 9 to 15 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 4 to 8 could become hurricanes. Keep Reading
Five to 8 tropical cyclones are predicted for the central Pacific hurricane basin; NOAA does not predict whether any of these systems will affect Hawaii. Keep Reading
The average global temperature in April was 1.67 degrees F above the 20th-century average of 56.7 degrees F, making it the second-hottest April in the 140-year record behind April 2016. Keep Reading
Report estimates that a combination of private insurance coverage for wind damage, federal flood insurance, and federal disaster assistance would cover roughly 50 percent of losses to the residential sector. Keep Reading
"Local fire departments must provide emergency response in treacherous conditions without the expectation of immediate state or federal assistance." Keep Reading
The full scale of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai in Africa is becoming clearer, the United Nations said on March 19, warning that the emergency “is getting bigger by the hour”. Aid access is the biggest challenge, after two swollen rivers burst their banks. Keep Reading
Statistics "underlining once more that if we want to reduce disaster losses, then we must improve how we manage disaster risk." Keep Reading
