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'We can lose everything': Springs Fire creeps towards homes in Southern California
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (134+ words) 'We can lose everything': Springs Fire creeps towards homes in Southern California'NBC News 'We can lose everything': Springs Fire creeps towards homes in Southern California Mayor Karen Bass discusses recovery efforts one year after the L.A. fires Los Angeles wildfire victims…...
The Cost of Denial: Oklahoma homeowners sue State Farm over storm claims
3+ week, 3+ day ago (126+ words) The Cost of Denial: Oklahoma homeowners sue State Farm over storm claims'NBC News Trump to tap strategic oil reserve to bring down gas prices Two killed in tornado outbreak TSA officers quit amid partial government shutdown The Cost of Denial:…...
Deadly fire breaks out on a postal bus in Switzerland
3+ week, 3+ day ago (125+ words) Deadly fire breaks out on a postal bus in Switzerland'NBC News Connecticut house explosion leaves at least one dead Pod of dolphins seen swimming in New York's East River Deadly fire breaks out on a postal bus in Switzerland Hawaii's…...
Fast-moving blaze in picturesque California county damages 15 structures and prompts evacuations
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) MONO COUNTY, Calif. " A fast-moving wildfire in a picturesque California county along the Nevada state border has damaged 15 structures, prompted evacuations and forced the closure of part of a highway on Thursday as firefighters worked to contain it in the…...
Wildfires scorch thousands of acres in California
7+ mon, 22+ hour ago (171+ words) In Central California, multiple active wildfires are burning at once. The blaze has burned more than 13,000 acres. The "6-5" fire ignited near Yosemite National Park after a lightning storm and forced evacuations as it spread through Tuolumne County. NBC News" Liz…...
Billion-dollar disasters: The economic toll of wildfires, severe storms and earthquakes is soaring
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (725+ words) Weather disasters in the first half of this year have cost the United States $93 billion in damage, according to a report released Tuesday by a German multinational insurance company. The analysis by Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, found that…...
Hurricane risk in Florida is escalating. Flood insurance is harder to get.
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (879+ words) Dayna and Matt Fancher lost their home in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, to Hurricane Ian in 2022. One month into this year's hurricane season, the couple is still paying their home insurance policy " now twice as costly " while fighting the firm…...
Business owner sues insurance company over roof damage claim
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (222+ words) Martin Goebel says a storm in 2021 damaged the roof of his St. Louis furniture business but that his insurance company won't pay enough to repair it and cover the damages to his equipment inside. The insurer has pushed back saying…...
L.A. wildfire victims allege home insurance 'collusion"
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (131+ words) New lawsuits filed by victims of the Los Angeles wildfires accuse multiple insurance companies of engaging in an "illegal scheme," and allegedly violating California's antitrust and unfair competition laws. NBC News' Ryan Chandler has the details. Severe storms bring deadly…...