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The Fresno Bee - January 20, 2026
Ideas like "earthquake weather" and fears that California could fall into the ocean have long been a part of the state's earthquake ...
better withstand earthquakes.
According to the California Earthquake Authority, many houses built before 1980 are vulnerable to earthquakes
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NewsBreak - January 19, 2026
South California experienced a 4.9 magnitude earthquake on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The earthquake ...
wrote: "Holy s---! We just had a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. The whole house swayed."
Earlier, the agency reported that the magnitude was 5.1
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NewsBreak - January 16, 2026
The Surprising Power Beneath the New Madrid Seismic Zone
The Surprising Power Beneath the New Madrid Seismic Zone (image credits: ...
fact, a 2023 report from the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium warned that millions of homes and schools are at risk of collapse. The last
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MSN.com - January 16, 2026
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; ; A powerful tremor has shaken northern Italy, jolting residents from their homes and sending crowds into the streets in the dark, ...
a series of 4.5 magnitude shocks prompted people to flood into the streets as houses shook and alarms wailed, a pattern now repeating in
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The Sacramento Bee - January 22, 2026
Roy Wright, CEO of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, at Northern California’s first Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood in ...
Roy Wright, CEO of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, at Northern California’s first Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood in
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WSAZ-TV - January 20, 2026
New wildland strategic planning manager works to coordinate citywide fire prevention efforts
throughout the year to educate one another on preparing their homes for potential wildfire and partner with city bureaus to clear the forest
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MSN Canada - January 19, 2026
© Thomson Reuters Ana Caamano collects debris from her destroyed home in the aftermath of a forest fire in the Biobio region, where multiple
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Rocky Mountain Outlook - January 16, 2026
by a $150,000 grant from the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta and also includes parts of Kananaskis.
The work will come
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AOL - January 16, 2026
Image Source: Shutterstock.com
Flames dancing across a backyard might sound like a scene from an action movie, but for some homeowners, it ...
stone pathways can act as firebreaks. These strategies aren’t just for homes in wildfire-prone areas—they’re smart practices for any garden
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Yahoo! News - January 15, 2026
An Altadena, Calif., resident and her boyfriend at what was her home, on Jan. 8, 2025, after the Eaton fire Credit - Ethan Swope—AP In too ...
In the U.S., a recent White House Executive Order explicitly shifts wildfire policy toward prevention and preparedness—directing federal
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Canadian Underwriter - January 20, 2026
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Canadian Underwriter asked Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR), why there were
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Artemis - January 20, 2026
Insured catastrophe losses in Canada reached CAD $2.4 billion for full-year 2025, marking the ninth-largest loss year on record for the ...
even a “slow” year brings its own challenges.”
Paul Kovacs, Executive Director of ICLR, said: “Extreme hazards cost Canadians billions of
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Canadian Underwriter - January 15, 2026
The project is in partnership with Aviva Canada, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and the Canadian Home Builders’
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Substack - January 19, 2026
Are future disaster risks an important determinant of the value of your home?
concern. Insurance is a one year contract and buyers of homes in wildfire zones have trouble predicting their access to insurance and the
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The World Economic Forum - January 22, 2026
Disasters such as wildfires are becoming more common and many of the economic costs are falling on homeowners. Image: Reuters/Fred Greaves ...
i.e., what counts as a resilient roof, a fire-safe home, or a flood-ready building, and they need a property-level understanding of risk
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KATU-TV - January 20, 2026
Black Rock wildifre, courtesy of Inciweb
SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon lawmakers are weighing a proposal aimed at easing the state’s growing ...
on science-backed benchmarks developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), including the “ Wildfire Prepared Home
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MSN.com - January 18, 2026
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like, especially in catastrophe exposed regions. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety has set an explicit goal to expand its
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WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL) - January 20, 2026
The city expects to purchase 14 high-risk residential or commercial properties, help create 582 affordable multifamily housing units and ...
storm victims up to $50,000 to purchase or rent another home with a reduced flood risk in Florida. However, Councilmember Brandi Gabbard
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