ISTANBUL (AA) – Hurricane Milton losses could fully deplete American insurers’ 2024 catastrophe budgets, according to a report by the S&P Global. The agency said it assumes insurers’ exposure to property business in the US state of Florida is less than 33% of their total insurance business. Citizens Property Insurance Cor...
ANKARA (AA) — Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida on Wednesday, leaving millions without power and causing deaths on the state’s eastern coast, according to local media. The Category 3 storm triggered a series of tornadoes on the state’s west coast before making landfall from the Gulf of Mexico, NBC News reported. Hurricane Milto...
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has declared 2023 the “driest year” for global rivers in more than three decades. It highlights severe water availability issues amid rising demand. A new report reveals the past five years have seen consistent below-normal river flows and reservoir inflows. This threatens water supplies for communi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A study published on Wednesday reveals that Hurricane Helene, which devastated parts of the southeastern US in late September, was significantly intensified by climate change. The research conducted by World Weather Attribution (WWA) found that human-induced global warming increased the hurricane’s rainfall by appro...
Rights groups have filed a lawsuit urging Georgia to extend its voter registration deadline to October 14 after Hurricane Helene hit the region. They say the disaster has caused power outages, road damage, and disrupted postal services, making it challenging for many to register by the original October 7 deadline. The lawsuit, led by the [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Tropical Storm Milton formed on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico, intensifying concerns for Florida as it moves toward the state’s coast, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). Milton became a tropical storm early Monday, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the center said in a statement. The system [&...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden pledged to stand with residents across a wide swathe of the US southeast devastated by Hurricane Helene, saying Thursday “we’re going to stay until you’re restored.” The rebuilding effort is expected to cost billions of dollars, and Biden said residents have “been throug...
WASHINGTON (AA) – At least 202 people are confirmed dead from Hurricane Helene, according to a report on Thursday. NBC News said fatalities include at least 98 deaths in the state of North Carolina, 19 in Florida, 33 in Georgia, 39 in South Carolina, 11 in Tennessee and two in Virginia. Hundreds are still missing […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris headed to the southeastern US on Wednesday to assess the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, which has reportedly killed at least 177 people and caused massive destruction. Biden’s visit to North and South Carolina included an aerial tour over Asheville, North Car...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – The death toll in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene climbed to 130 Monday night as rescue crews in the southeast US frantically continued their search for survivors. That number is expected to rise in the coming days as search and rescue operations are able to navigate into areas deluged by the […]
