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Heavy rains to lash across the country between Oct 12-16, here's how you can insure your home from rain's fury
It's no secret that incessant rains also bring about significant economic damages. Per media report…
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A 'Black Swan' investor warns of the biggest debt bubble in history - and predicts the Fed's efforts will end in disaster
Universa's Mark Spitznagel says Treasuries don't offer the best protection for investors, and portf…
Theron Mohamed
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A giant tsunami may have wiped out Stone Age populations in Britain 8,200 years ago, and scientists say a similar natural disaster could hit the islands again
A landslide triggered the Storegga tsunami 8,200 years ago. Researchers want to know if it caused a…
Jenny McGrath
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The climate crisis is forcing the American Red Cross to expand its disaster-recovery work
The climate crisis is forcing the American Red Cross to expand its disaster-recovery efforts. It pl…
Catherine Boudreau
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IBM believes its new weather forecasting system can mitigate shocks from climate change
Climate change isn’t only crippling the planet but also cost the world nearly $225 billion in 2018 …
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AI flood prediction could save lives as increasingly dangerous flooding threatens a fifth of the world
Cities around the world could see more than 6 feet of flooding by 2100, with several at risk of dis…
Erin Snodgrass
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Biden just asked Congress for $24 billion in 'urgent' disaster aid money, urging lawmakers to avert a government shutdown
Biden's request doesn't include any aid for unemployed Americans whose federal benefits expired on …
Ayelet Sheffey,Joseph Zeballo…
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Nearly 1 million homes along the Gulf Coast might be damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ida
CoreLogic estimates that the reconstruction cost value of the potentially damaged homes is approxim…
Emily Walsh
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Hurricane Henri could leave millions of people in New England without power for up to 10 days
The storm could be the first hurricane to slam New England in 30 years and early estimates predict …
Emily Walsh
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How volcanologists sample lava from hard to almost impossible
Volcanologists sample lava in the field and by making it in a lab. Here's how both methodologies wo…
Abby Tang,Nicole Raucheisen,A…
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Video captures Icelandic volcano erupting after laying dormant for nearly 800 years
A volcanic eruption that took place about 25 miles away from the Icelandic capital city of Reykjaví…
Joshua Zitser
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Watch Hurricane Dorian throw lightning strikes off its swirling vortex, signalling a disaster
The lightning show is a loop of satellite images from the end of August put together by Dakota S…
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Despite mounting danger, Americans keep moving to the counties at highest risk for wildfires, floods, and droughts
Cities struggling to adapt to climate-driven extreme weather are also getting new arrivals — more p…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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BARCLAYS: Sabotage, conflict and natural disasters are making it impossible to predict the price of oil
At an estimated 4m b/d of production capacity (about 4% of the global total), existing lost output …