disasters

President Donald Trump seems to have chosen a strange time to announce he was intending to get rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, aka FEMA. At a press briefing on Friday in North Carolina where he traveled to assess recovery from September’s Hurricane Helene, Trump casually...

Thousands of residents in Hawaii have been forced to flee their homes as wildfires ravaged the island of Maui, destroying parts of Lahaina Town, a historic destination dating back to the 1700s. The fire, one of the deadliest in recent U.S. history, has claimed at least 36 lives and left a trail of...

A jury in Oregon has ruled on damages against an energy company related to wildfires in the state in 2020. Here’s the company's link to Warren Buffett and more on the potential fines. What Happened: Electric utility company PacifiCorp was found liable for damages related to September...

Insurance companies such as American International Group Inc (NYSE: AIG), Farmers Group, State Farm and Allstate Corp (NYSE: ALL) are reducing or restricting their home insurance offerings in high-risk areas across the U.S. What Happened: AIG is planning curbs on home-insurance sales in 200...