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Canadian Underwriter - April 7, 2026
Seismologists, structural engineers, and developers aren’t always on the same page when it comes to quake-resistant building codes.
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The San Luis Obispo Tribune - April 9, 2026
Altadena, CA - March 20: Construction crews rebuild a home that was destroyed in the Eaton fire in Altadena, CA, on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Allen J. Schaben
TNS
Seven months after a wildfire destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding neighborhoods, about 70% of
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The Colorado Sun - April 9, 2026
Even with a science-backed solution on the table, it was rejected in favor of logging interests
of research point to the same conclusion : Whether a home survives a wildfire is determined by conditions at and immediately around the
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Edhat - April 8, 2026
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Department logo. seal (Photo courtesy San Jose Fire)
Your Home, Your ...
campaign prompting Californians to take action to prepare their homes and property for wildfire. Featuring updated assets for 2026, this
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Crowsnest Pass Herald - April 8, 2026
speak directly with specialists about what they can do around their homes and properties to lower wildfire risk.
The list of participating
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Yahoo! News Canada - April 3, 2026
of egress became a huge issue during the May 2023 wildfire, which destroyed 150 homes in Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains. Hundreds of
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Reuters - April 9, 2026
A home is surrounded by flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, in Calabash, North Carolina, U.S., September 6, 2019. REUTERS/ ...
A home is surrounded by flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, in Calabash, North Carolina, U.S., September 6, 2019. REUTERS/
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Yahoo! News - April 7, 2026
Improved hurricane forecasts may mean longer lead times for watches and warnings, giving Florida residents an extended notice to prepare ...
com/newsletters .
Bill and Mandy Adams board up their home before evacuating from Hurricane Helene on September 26, 2024 in Keaton Beach,
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Yahoo! News - April 5, 2026
After a two-year experimental run, an updated track forecast cone graphic moves into a starring role with the National Hurricane Center ...
de Cuba, on November 17, 2025. Thousands of homes were destroyed or damaged after Hurricane Melissa hit the eastern region of Cuba, forcing
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AOL - April 4, 2026
Flood wipes out home Tom and Carrie Bashaw spent years building their dream home. The couple, both approaching 80, started construction in ...
Flood wipes out home Tom and Carrie Bashaw spent years building their dream home. The couple, both approaching 80, started construction in
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The Calgary Herald - April 2, 2026
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NewsBreak - April 9, 2026
Picture this: a family loses their home to back-to-back floods, yet still owes hundreds of thousands on a mortgage for a pile of dirt. That ...
After Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, 5.7 million homes in disaster areas lacked flood insurance, plus 5 million more in Florida’s
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The Good Men Project - April 5, 2026
Every year, the storms get more expensive, and the homes they hit are less ready for them than their owners believe. The United States has ...
of the clearest predictors of storm vulnerability. Research following Hurricane Irma found that newer Florida homes built to post-2002 code
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Insurance Journal - April 7, 2026
A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that average premium increases between risk levels are larger for wind than ...
areas, the next lower category.
By comparison, premiums for homes in severe or extreme wildfire risk areas were about 8% higher—roughly $
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Medium - April 5, 2026
No FAIR Plan. No safety net. If your insurer drops wildfire coverage, you’re on your own.
On January 1, 2026, a law took effect in Nevada ...
Nevada Just Let Insurers Exclude Wildfire From Your Home Policy. There’s No Backstop.
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Sun Herald - April 9, 2026
Mississippi finally has a program that will offer grants of up to $10,000 each to qualified homeowners for roofs that protect homes from ...
’s deck on the FORTIFIED home of an IBHS member in Waxhaw, NC in May of 2023. IBHS
Insurance nonprofit sets FORTIFIED standards
Roofing
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WCIV-TV - April 8, 2026
Keon Johnson and his wife Zyla Johnson, left, talk about how to get to work since his house on Tappan Zee Drive that was flooded on Monday ...
the following:
Roof retrofits, including SC Safe Home and IBHS FORTIFIED ROOF upgrades Window and door retrofits Installation of storm
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The Colorado Sun - April 8, 2026
Colorado insurance premiums have risen 65% in 5 years. Hail storms are mostly to blame.
hail.
The hope is that the program will protect enough Colorado homes against hail that insurance rates will drop across the state.
A
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WLOS-TV - April 7, 2026
APRIL 7, 2026 - Tammy McEntyre stands in front of her new home, which was built by Christian nonprofits after she lost her home to ...
of her new home, which was built by Christian nonprofits after she lost her home to Hurricane Helene. (Photo: WLOS Staff)
BURNSVILLE, N.C.
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Yahoo! News - April 7, 2026
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – The City of Newport News is preparing to launch the FloodREADY Homes Program . It will offer free resilience ...
by the city with a study that will look at 250 homes located in high flood risk neighborhoods and give homeowners recommendations. The aim
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