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Earthquake
 
CBC.ca - February 22, 2025
... ahead of time? Importantly, Yamamoto said people should have an earthquake kit in their home and a grab-and-go bag ready. An at home ...
 
The Narwhal - February 22, 2025
... few hours of sleep during calving season in mid February when an earthquake rattled his home on Dead Horse Creek Ranch in northeast British ...
 
CBC.ca - February 21, 2025
... cases, weaker than the initial shock, according to Earthquakes Canada. However, it is possible they're strong enough that you will feel ...
 
Sooke News Mirror - February 21, 2025
A small box would house an earthquake early-detection system at the Chilliwack River Valley Fire Hall, as part of a push by Natural ...
 
 
Wildfire
 
The Japan Times - February 27, 2025
A wildfire spreads in Ofunato, Iwate ...
dead and 84 houses have been ...
 
United Press International - February 27, 2025
Rubble is all that remains of a home destroyed in the Eaton wildfire in Altadena, Calif., on January 12. On Wednesday, officials said the ...
Rubble is all that remains of a home destroyed in the Eaton wildfire in Altadena, Calif., on January 12. On Wednesday, officials said the ...
 
Berkeleyside - February 26, 2025
The Uplands and other hillside neighborhoods are no longer included in Cal Fire’s map. But Berkeley’s map of fire danger includes more of ...
... it had only mapped hazards in areas under state control. While home insurers take wildfire risk into account when determining whether ...
 
Insurance Journal - February 26, 2025
In the era of cutting-edge computer modeling, satellite data and AI, there has never been more abundant information on the danger that ...
... there has never been more abundant information on the danger that wildfire poses to homes in the Los Angeles area. But that didn’t ...
 
KRCR-TV - February 25, 2025
Smoke rises above the roadway as the Park Fire jumps Highway 36 near Paynes Creek in Tehama County, Calif., on Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP ...
RELATED: Shasta County Fire Safe Council talks importance of home hardening for wildfire readiness “It doesn’t change the way we ...
 
CBS News - February 25, 2025
SACRAMENTO — Research is just beginning on the impacts that the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Southern California had on the health of ...
... also help sway lawmakers into passing new laws that regulate where homes in wildfire-prone areas can be built. "The devastation we're ...
 
MSN.com - February 23, 2025
A blizzard engulfed Michael Kovac’s house as the Palisades fire approached on Jan. 7 — “an absolute blizzard of embers,” he recalled. But ...
Steve Hawks, director of wildfire for the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety. “Building with a higher level of resilience is ...
 
Yahoo! New Zealand - February 22, 2025
 
InsuranceERM - February 21, 2025
Key insights from InsuranceERM's webinar on the topic
... as building codes that meet [the US] Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety standards. Kane added: “We’re trying to educate ...
 
 
Storm
 
Yahoo! News Canada - February 22, 2025
... and along Colorado and Wyoming’s Front Range – are two of Earth’s “hail alleys,” home to powerful thunderstorms that blast raindrops high ...
 
 
ICLR in the news
 
Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse - February 25, 2025
... 7,1 milliards de dollars aux compagnies d’assurance. Selon Sophie Guilbault, de plus en plus d’assureurs offrent des incitatifs ...
 
The Financial Post - February 24, 2025
... will ensure safer, more resilient communities for all. Paul Kovacs is founder and executive director of the Institute for ...
 
 
(Re)insurance
 
Reuters - February 26, 2025
A view shows the remains of vehicles and businesses burned in the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, ...
... and the government have clubbed together to cover flood-prone houses. Known as Flood Re, the initiative requires insurers like $17 ...
 
 
Mitigation & Prevention
 
The Mercury News - February 26, 2025
Two proposals would reimburse homeowners in wildfire zones for making their roofs and yards more resistant to blazes.
... or for thinning vegetation. “Anyone who chooses to make their home harder for the wildfire, such as fuel modification, managing the ...
 
Sooke News Mirror - February 23, 2025
... by the FireSmart Rebate Program upon taking steps to protect their homes and property from wildfire. "The FireSmart Rebate Program is an ...