A raging wildfire jumped fire lines earlier today in the hills above Colorado Springs, forcing mandatory evacuations of more than 32,000 residents and destroying multiple structures. Heavy smoke and falling ash have added to the difficulty of trying to leave the affected areas. Many of the fires have been triggered by lightening strikes, including...
Two major earthquakes have hit northern Italy in the past several days. The first incident occurred on Sunday, May 20th at a 5.9 magnitude on the Richter Scale, killing 7 people. A second quake hit on May 29th at 5.8 magnitude, killing an additional 17 people, injuring 100′s of others and causing major damage...
Possibly more than a dozen tornadoes ripped through the Dallas Fort Worth metro area, flattening buildings, tossing cars and trucks, and shutting down airports in the region. Nine separate tornado warnings were issued by weather services in the Dallas area, with 2 confirmed touch-downs, one in Arlington and another in Dallas. At Dallas-Fort Worth...
March 3, 2012–Fast moving twisters destroyed homes, downed power lines and tossed vehicles across the Midwestern states of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, leaving 23 people dead. This outbreak followed earlier storms that killed 13 people in the South and Midwest two days earlier. According to the Weather Service tornadoes killed 550 people in the...
2011 has broken the record for the most billion-dollar weather disasters. The USA saw 12 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2011. Half of those disasters were severe weather related. Total damages from these 12 events is close to $52 billion, at a cost of 646 American lives. Disasters breakdown: 6 severe weather/tornado events;...
Tropical Storm Washi moved on Sunday, after devastating a large portion of the mountainous region on Mindanao Island. Flash floods claimed at least 900 people, most while they were sleeping Friday night. As many as 458 others have been reported missing. Thousands of rescuers have been mobilized to help in rescue efforts, but many...
Civil Service Employees Insurance Group presented a check to the American Red Cross in the amount of $7,583. This donation was the result of voluntary personal contributions made by CSE employees. Travelers commits up to $100,000 to Japanese Earthquake Relief Efforts Marsh responds–working with the American Red Cross Swiss Re working closely with the Internatrional Red Cross to...