disasters
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While some insurers are charging higher premiums, others are dropping condo HOAs and their owners altogether due to rising losses from natural disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires, and increasing reinsurance costs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
This finding—that since 2000 the number of recorded flood-related disasters has risen by 134% compared with the previous two decades—comes from a United Nations report pulling data from the Emergency Events Database.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“As we prepare now for El Niño and the disasters the County knows are coming, we must act on these lessons and do everything in our power to protect our communities,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some 18% of Indian land is Himalayan, yet the region accounts for about 35% of disasters, according to the report.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
When you’re married to the president, you come to understand quickly that the world brims with chaos, that disasters unfurl without notice.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
