This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. When a ...

Climate change-driven disaster risks are having a measurable impact on property insurance rates and home values, according to a recent National Bureau of Economic Research paper. Processing Content In ...

Nashville residents are unfortunately all too familiar with natural disasters — from the once-in-a-lifetime floods that ...

A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, on January 11, 2025. The Palisades Fire, the largest of the Los ...

While the impact of more frequent and costly weather disasters on the insurance industry is well known, the new report from climate risk analytics firm First Street highlights the growing risk to ...

Linda Sims was away visiting family in October 2017 when her next-door neighbor called: Sims' house was on fire. Within hours ...

In 2024, natural disasters occurred nationwide. Hurricanes ripped through North Carolina and Florida. Violent storms hit the central and southern regions. Devastating wildfires ravaged California and ...

Fires, floods, major storms — no matter where a building is located in the U.S., it’s at risk of serious damage from a natural disaster. When these disasters strike, property managers are among the ...

Via Kite & Key Media-- These days, stories of extreme weather are everywhere you look. But a crucial detail often goes overlooked: We’re actually safer from the consequences of that weather than ever ...

I was scrolling through my feed yesterday when it happened again. Cat videos suddenly gave way to catastrophe alerts. That’s modern life – we’ve all become digital disaster detectives without even ...

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