It's the second year in a row the country has endured a record number of tornadoes in March, solidifying a trend toward more severe weather earlier in the year and raising questions among scientists.
Insurance executives who oversee more than $13 trillion in assets expect the U.S. to enter a recession in the near future. Of 328 chief investment officers and chief financial officers polled, more than 60 percent anticipate a downturn.
Flood, fire and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per year by the end of the century, the White House said in its first-ever such assessment.
More than 50 severe flood events around the world caused combined economic losses of $82 billion in 2021, while insured losses stood at slightly more than $20 billion.
A judge in Washington has signed an order formally staying the Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s ban on using credit ratings to help set insurance premiums.
About 70% of licensed drivers used a mobile device while driving in the past three months as the U.S. saw more than 3,100 distracted driving-related fatalities in 2020.
Heading into the spring it is very popular for people to have controlled fires before wildfire season starts, but sometimes controlled burns can get out of control.
California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades and absent a heavy dose of April and May showers the state’s drought will deepen.