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The Seattle Times - February 9, 2026
SAN RAMON, Calif. — The ground has been restless in this California community 35 miles east of San Francisco. Since late last year, dozens ...
he pulled up the USGS website.
“The little dot marking the earthquake on the map was the house right behind me,” he said.
In reality, the
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Canadian Underwriter - February 6, 2026
Tiegan Hobbs, a research scientist at Natural Resources Canada, ran some sobering quake modelling estimates past delegates attending
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MSN Canada - February 11, 2026
Associated Press FILE - Manuel Lagos pets his dog as the family home is engulfed by an encroaching wildfire in Lirquen, Chile, Jan. 18, 2026
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WPEC-TV - CBS12 - February 10, 2026
Wildfire risk
is in state of emergency; beach erosion threatening homes
Due to the elevated wildfire risk, all recreational fires are prohibited across
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Yahoo! News - February 8, 2026
Photo Credit: iStock
A homebuilding company is developing Dixon Trail, a first-of-its-kind "fire-proof" community in California. The Los ...
will adhere to the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety's stringent "Wildfire Prepared Home" standards. IBHS, an independent
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NewsBreak - February 6, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced $10 million in additional funding Friday to help Los Angeles-area fire survivors access factory-built ...
it can help get families back into their homes and neighborhoods sooner and give wildfire-impacted communities a real chance to recover
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MSN UK - February 10, 2026
Why is the UK still so poorly prepared for flooding and extreme weather? Flooded fields in Glen Parva, Leicestershire (Picture: Jacob King/ ...
flooding and the challenges they face in preparing their home for flooding and in securing flood insurance. Ultimately, Dr Forrest hopes
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MSN UK - February 9, 2026
Civil defence members on a boat responding to floods © Wakam, Nathalie/
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Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their ...
high" in his village, he recalled. "We're afraid to go home if the flood comes back." Aouni said his eldest son stayed behind to watch over
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Canadian Underwriter - February 10, 2026
in the U.S., says moderator Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. But with increasing Cat
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Canadian Underwriter - February 5, 2026
measures are well-known, adds Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). The U.S.
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Yahoo! News UK - February 12, 2026
Scientists have warned that the Earth could be approaching a “hothouse” state that would be extremely difficult to reverse. Several key ...
predicted.” Manuel Lagos pets his dog as the family home is engulfed by an encroaching wildfire in Lirquen, Chile (AP) Atmospheric carbon
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Canadian Underwriter - February 11, 2026
The Series 2026-1 bond will provide protection on an indemnity and annual aggregate basis over a three-year term.
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Insurance Business America - February 10, 2026
Proposed senate bills 5928 and 6079 would require public wildlife risk scores and bar nonrenewal for "Wildfire Prepared Homes"
existing structures to standards of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) Wildfire Prepared Home, prioritizing
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JD Supra - February 6, 2026
Overview
In Emond v . Trillium Mutual Insurance Co. , the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has provided updated guidance on the ...
imposed regulatory requirements that increased rebuilding costs. The house was severely damaged by a flood and deemed a total loss.
The
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The Weather Network - February 10, 2026
teaches the public and communities about ways to mitigate the impact of wildfire near homes
Communities across B.C. are wondering what the
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RTE - February 9, 2026
A car engulfed in water after the River Slaney bursts its banks in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford following Storm Chandrain January 2026. Photo: ...
to transform farm land into an active floodplain. While only 65 homes were relocated, flood risk was reduced for 60,000 people in one region
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Homebuilding & Renovating - February 8, 2026
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standards that are expected to restrict building houses in flood zones and designing homes that are flood-proof .
Officials say the aim is
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| Extreme heat & drought |
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Yahoo! News - February 10, 2026
A new study by University of Texas at Austin researchers is examining the indoor heat vulnerability for single-family homes across the City ...
different age groups. Similar to what is done to protect homes near floodplains or in flood-prone areas, Niyogi said the study could help
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