Hawaii’s March 2026 Flooding Shows Why Drainage Matters
Hawaii’s March 2026 flooding became one of the state’s most serious flood events in years. AP reported that the storms were the worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades, with homes pushed off foundations, cars swept from driveways, widespread mud damage, and more than 230 rescues on Oahu. Officials also warned that losses could […]
LA Wildfires One Year Later: Why Rebuilding Is Still Slow
More than a year after the January 7, 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires, rebuilding across Los Angeles County is still moving far slower than many homeowners expected. In January 2026, AP reported that fewer than a dozen homes had been rebuilt, even though the fires killed 31 people and destroyed about 13,000 homes and other […]
March 2026 Weather Extremes Show Why Risk Can Stack Fast
March 2026 was a reminder that U.S. disaster risk does not always arrive one hazard at a time. In mid-March, the Associated Press reported that the country was being hit all at once by a blizzard, a polar vortex, a heat dome, flooding rain, and an atmospheric river, creating a stretch of extreme weather across […]
Central U.S. Storms and Flooding in April 2026: What Homeowners Can Learn Now
Severe storms and flooding hit a wide stretch of the central United States in April 2026, bringing heavy rain, intense lightning, hail, tornado threats, flash flooding, and river flooding across multiple states. AP reported that from Monday to Wednesday alone, the National Weather Service received more than 1,100 severe weather reports, while governors in both […]
Midwest Tornado Outbreak in April 2026: What Homeowners Should Learn From the Damage
A major tornado outbreak hit the Upper Midwest on April 17, 2026, damaging homes, tearing apart roofs, and leaving communities across southeast Minnesota and western and central Wisconsin cleaning up afterward. The National Weather Service office in La Crosse called it a significant tornado outbreak, said it damaged more than 100 homes, and noted that […]
Record U.S. Drought in April 2026 Raises New Risks
The United States entered spring 2026 under unusually dry conditions, and by mid-April the drought picture had become hard to ignore. The Associated Press reported that more than 61% of the contiguous U.S. was in moderate to exceptional drought, the highest level for this time of year since the U.S. Drought Monitor began in 2000. […]
Scientists Are Burning Homes to Learn How to Stop Wildfire Losses
Wildfire research in the U.S. is getting very practical. Instead of relying only on models and post-fire damage reviews, researchers are now burning full-scale homes to see what actually helps a house survive a wildfire. AP reported this week that the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, a nonprofit backed by insurers, is running […]
Texas Hill Country Floods: What the 2025 Disaster Changed
The July 2025 Texas Hill Country floods became one of the deadliest U.S. flood disasters in recent years. According to AP News, at least 135 people were killed across Texas, with most of the deaths along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, northwest of San Antonio. The flooding hit during the Fourth of July period […]
Toxic Superfund Sites Face Growing Flood and Wildfire Risks
A new EPA watchdog finding is raising a different kind of disaster concern in the United States. In April 2026, AP reported that about 100 of the nation’s most contaminated Superfund sites are located in areas vulnerable to flooding or wildfires, creating potential health and environmental risks for nearby communities if those hazards damage cleanup […]
Washington’s Bomb Cyclone Recovery Fight After FEMA Aid Denial
Washington’s November 17–23, 2024 bomb cyclone and related storms caused widespread damage from high winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides. By April 2025, the state was still fighting for federal help after FEMA denied its request for disaster assistance tied to an estimated $34 million in damage. Governor Bob Ferguson said the request met the criteria […]