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They survived the hurricane. Their insurance company didn’t.

Hurricane Ida revealed a fragile insurance industry ill-prepared for the consequences of climate change. More than four years ...
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Elsa becomes 1st hurricane of 2021 Atlantic season

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Elsa strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Friday as it battered the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports under the ...

After Hurricane Ida remnants damaged it in 2021, Bancroft Bridge in Wilmington reopens

The Bancroft Bridge was irreparably damaged after Hurricane Ida remnants hit in 2021. This October, the new bridge was unveiled.

Refined radar technique improves accuracy of hurricane wind estimates after landfall

A paper authored by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) graduate student Zeb Leffler has been published in the ...
Daily Local

Brandywine Conservancy presents flood study with ‘confident’ mitigation recommendations

Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2021, and reached the Northeast on September 1. During Ida, the ...
UNILAD

Hurricane Melissa hits into Cuba after 'storm of the century' leaves Jamaican towns underwater

Hurricane Melissa is headed for Cuba after wreaking havoc in Jamaica and causing extensive damage in the country ...

Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard

Scientists call this “rapid intensification”. As the planet warms, this violent strengthening is becoming more common. These ...

Climate Factors Make Jamaica Especially Vulnerable to Hurricane Melissa

More frequent and intense storms, sea-level rise and extensive rainfall fueled by climate change mean the island nation is likely to be hit especially hard by this week’s storm.