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House Digest - October 26, 2025
Earthquakes threaten homes across the country, but especially on the West Coast along the San Andreas fault line. Major earthquakes can ...
the risks, you can prepare for these natural events by earthquake-proofing your home and finding the right insurance plan. Understanding the
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American Lung Association - October 28, 2025
Wildfires have historically been a natural part of our environmental landscape, but over the past few years, the number of wildfires has ...
conditions exist.
For more information on protecting your lungs and your home during a wildfire, visit Lung.org/wildfires and contact your
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CBC.ca - October 27, 2025
Caption: Rhonda and Joey Werbicki plan to rebuild their Denare Beach home that was destroyed by wildfire this summer. Rhonda is living with
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Associated Press - October 30, 2025
Images from a helicopter over Black River, a coastal town of 5,000 in southwestern Jamaica, show the extent of the devastation caused by ...
Jamaica, show the extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. Few houses seem to have escaped damage at some level from the force
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The Calgary Sun - October 30, 2025
eastern province of Santiago de Cuba was one of the hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa.
Home to some 7,000 people, it is also the site of the
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USA Today - October 30, 2025
Sattelite photos show before and after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a category 5 storm.
24, 2025.
A satellite image shows a fishing village in White House in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, October 29, 2025.
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Yahoo! News - October 29, 2025
What Is Hurricane Storm Surge, and Why Can It Be So Catastrophic?
Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest ...
life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland , and break up dunes
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Insurance Business Canada - October 29, 2025
measures to lower wildfire risk. Similarly, ICLR executive director Paul Kovacs said wildfire conditions are worsening more rapidly than
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The Times Colonist - October 27, 2025
Cascadia and San Andreas link raises spectre of simultaneous disasters, findings that could undermine insurance models and disaster response, say experts.
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UN Sustainable Development Platform - October 30, 2025
This Toolkit aspires to support all those involved in the design of measurable, verifiable, and reportable adaptation initiatives. It ...
Toolkit for Designing Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives
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Channel NewsAsia (CNA) - October 29, 2025
Wealthy countries are failing to meet promised targets to provide a funding "lifeline" to help poorer nations deal with climate calamities, ...
File photo showing buildings and homes flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, Louisiana, on August 27, 2020. (Photo:
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The Brookings Institution - October 27, 2025
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Most assessments of climate adaptation finance reference health and education but overlook early childhood care and education ...
green spaces, which benefit both elderly residents and care staff. 26 For flood-proofing houses (as a 2m-high elevation), markups of 15-20%
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CBC.ca - October 30, 2025
Extreme Weather Caption: Residents stand on the wreckage of a house destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct.
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| Mitigation & Prevention |
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Louisville Public Media - October 29, 2025
McLean County is one of six Kentucky counties participating in a buyout program from the state and federal governments following April's ...
income housing and the buyout will only decrease the housing supply.
Houses in flood zones become property of the county, which is required
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Insurance Business America - October 28, 2025
Proposed guidelines aim to reward mitigation efforts
projects that meet Fortified standards set by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.
The discount or rate reduction is
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Miami Herald - October 28, 2025
CORTEZ
It was designed to be the home of the future — steadfast against extreme weather and reliant only on the sun for power.
But first, ...
That’s why developer Marshall Gobuty and his team at
Pearl Homes
chose hurricane and
flood-prone Cortez
, a coastal village in Southwest
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Green Builder Media - October 27, 2025
This KB Home Southern California subdivision is setting a new standard in fire prevention.
level wildfire resilience standards developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).
The South Carolina-based
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