Natural Disasters

Hawaiian Electric is under scrutiny for not shutting off the power during a windstorm four days before racing wildfires swept through the Maui town of Lahaina.

Hotels in Maui have temporarily stopped accepting bookings as crews work to contain the remaining wildfires. Many hotels are focused on housing displaced families.

Airlines have added extra flights to help get passengers out of Maui after one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history started raging across the area last week.

Intense thunderstorms wreaked havoc on the U.S. in the first six months of the year, driving $34 billion worth of insured losses, according to a recent report from Swiss Re.

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis claimed Farmers Insurance "has become the Bud Light" of providers after deciding to halt no longer offer coverage in the hurricane-prone state.

Republican Sens. Eric Schmitt and Markwayne Mullin urge the USDA to provide immediate assistance to Midwest farmers facing a historic drought season that could impact food prices.

Auto makers including Ford, the maker of the F-150 Lightning, and Tesla have dropped AM radio from newer EV models over frequency interference concerns.

Chobani Chief Executive Hamdi Ulukaya jumped into action after hearing about the back-to-back earthquakes that struck Turkey, his home country, and Syria.

A massive earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, causing the Turkish stock market and an ETF benchmark that includes some of the country's major equities to decline.

Hundreds of people were seen fighting over "free food" at an H-E-B Grocery store in Austin, Texas, that had thrown away perishable products following a power outage.

A Viking Polaris cruise ship was hit with a devastating wave off the coast of Argentina on its way to Antarctica, killing a passenger and injuring four.

The Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF tracks a portfolio of about 60 companies engaged in recovering from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, wildfires, floods or earthquakes.


The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging residents affected by Hurricane Ian to begin the process of filing a claim even if they haven't returned home.

Hurricane Ian caused power outages for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in South Carolina and North Carolina Friday as the storm again made landfall.

Desperate to locate and rescue their loved ones, social media users are sharing personal details of their family members and friends online hoping for help from strangers.

The Insurance Information Institute finds Florida homeowners pay the highest average property insurance premium in the U.S. at $4,231, nearly three times the U.S. average.

Reported power outages in Florida reached 2.5 million people by Wednesday night as Tropical Storm Ian slammed the state. The major hurricane made landfall as a Category 4 storm.

Workers at a candle factory that was destroyed when a tornado hit Kentucky last month are facing layoffs if they cannot be transferred to another facility.

The Kentucky bourbon industry is coming together to raise funds for tornado relief efforts in the western part of the state.

Martin Diky said he panicked as a huge wildfire started racing down a slope toward his wooden house near Lake Tahoe.