+Disasters | August 26, 2011

Welcome to the Era of the Everyday Billion-Dollar Disaster

By Bryan Walsh

2010 was a pretty serious year for Atlantic hurricanes. The season tied with 1995 and 1887 for the third largest number of named storm, with 19, and tied with 1969 for the second largest number of hurricanes, with 12. One of those hurricanes—Earl—reached Category 4 status, with winds hitting a maximum of 145 mph, stronger [...]

+Disasters | August 26, 2011

So You’re About to Get Hit By a Hurricane…

By Bryan Walsh

Hurricane Irene’s cone of uncertainty is getting downright scary. The Category 3 hurricane has already slammed the Bahamas, and the latest forecasts have the storm missing Florida but running into the North Carolina coast on Saturday, before continuing up through Washington, New York and New England. That could mean heavy wind and rain hitting the [...]