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The disaster may also force the industry to contend with a shrinking labor force in the region, with fires tending to cause out-migration, she said. A slowing of employment growth can last for ...
California's levy of $1 billion on private insurers to help pay out wildfire claims in its state-run program has renewed focus on the challenges the industry faces in a market already losing ...
The third-costliest disaster on the NCEI list is 2022 Hurricane Ian at $119.6 billion, adjusted for CPI. The lower bound at the 95% confidence interval is $83 billion while the upper bound is $155 ...
Written into state law is an exemption from coastal permitting requirements for property owners who seek to rebuild after natural disasters. The rule applies so long as the new house is no more ...
A mudslide south of Kelso caused Amtrak to suspend passenger rail service on the Cascades and Coast Starlight between Seattle and Portland, Oregon. [8]The Stillaguamish River in Snohomish County reached 21.34 feet (6.50 m) at Arlington, setting a new record high. [1]
As the world continues to warm, climate change is making natural disasters stronger and more damaging, increasing in severity and frequency. The recent fires were fueled by hurricane-force winds ...
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.
The Wayanad Animal Husbandry Department reported that nearly 150 cattle and 75 goats perished in the disaster. [39] Wildlife activists noted a relatively low number of wild animal deaths, despite large swathes of forests being flattened by the landslides, because of their heightened alertness to natural disasters.