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Natural disasters
As more Floridians turn to state's insurer of last resort, it seeks to raise rates
Jun 21, 2024
Citizens Property Insurance has a huge risk load as private insurers avoid the state. Many residents say coverage is already costly.
Scientists hope to improve hurricane forecasting with new government investment
May 27, 2024
Forecasters are predicting an active, dangerous year of hurricanes.
Why the CAT bond market is booming right now
by
Henry Epp
Mar 13, 2024
They're called CAT — for catastrophe — bonds, and insurers and investors can't get enough of them.
SEC adopts rule making companies disclose climate risks
Mar 7, 2024
The rules are softer than those initially proposed.
Flood insurance program updates hit homeowners hard
by
Ali Budner
May 16, 2023
In some counties, the rates for property owners have increased on average more than 600 percent.
Hurricane risk will grow in the coming decades, report warns
by
Amy Scott
Mar 1, 2023
A new tool shows the likelihood of wind damage by property address.
How aid is getting to earthquake-affected Turkey and Syria
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Feb 8, 2023
Inside the partnerships getting essential aid and care to those impacted by the recent earthquake.
For public good, not for profit.
How a Buffalo business weathered a record-breaking storm
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 19, 2023
Inventory loss “could have been a lot worse,” said Johanna Dominguez of Put a Plant on It. But merchants suffered as shoppers stayed home.
Wildfires are more frequent, getting worse — and straining government budgets
Dec 12, 2022
Federal spending by the two main agencies that manage wildfires has doubled in the last decade, Pew found. States are spending more too.
Southwest Florida had an affordable housing shortage. Hurricane Ian made it worse.
Nov 22, 2022
Lee County in Southwest Florida, where the storm made landfall, still faces monumental challenges housing people displaced by the storm.