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Natural disasters
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.
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.
Florida cultural institutions are recovering from Hurricane Ian alongside homes and businesses
Nov 7, 2022
Damage along Florida's southwest coast includes museums and theaters that plan to rebuild.
For public good, not for profit.
Ian's catastrophic damage in Florida falls on an insurance market in turmoil
Sep 29, 2022
The storm could cause more than $30 billion in property losses at a time when insurance companies in the state are losing money.
Hurricane Ian spares fertilizer plants but sends a warning to the U.S. industry
Sep 29, 2022
A direct hit would have been bad news for a world already struggling without enough fertilizer.
As wildfire disasters multiply, evacuation planning lags
by
Kimberly Adams
and Anais Amin
Aug 8, 2022
Fires are unpredictable. They can spark anywhere, grow to any size and move in any direction, says Caroline Mimbs Nyce of The Atlantic.