Disaster Economics

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Tropical Storm Surigae Heads Toward Okinawa With Typhoon Strength Possible

Forecasters say the storm could reach typhoon strength near Okinawa and a shift in its track would raise the risk of impacts to Japan’s main island.

Marine Le Pen Visits Burned Gironde Village and Demands Faster Rebuilds

Nepal Sets $4.7 Billion Recovery Plan After Himalayan Avalanche Floods

Himalayan Floods Kill Hundreds and Leave Thousands Missing on Nepal–Tibet Border

Wildfires Close 70-Kilometre Stretch of Highway 1 Through Big Sur

Japan Approves ¥147.8 Billion Recovery Package for Kyushu That Includes Travel Subsidies

Evers Asks President Trump for Federal Disaster Declaration After July Tornadoes

Pritzker Declares 15-County Disaster to Mobilize Storm Recovery

Foster City Residents Demand Emergency After Sea Spray Condo Fire as Officials Reject Declaration

Contraloría Warns Regional Governments Failed to Prepare Key Flood Defenses in Three Peruvian Regions

Pozzuoli Port Blockade Ends After Interior Minister Agrees to Meet

Venezuela Moves From Rescue to Reconstruction With Bank-Backed Housing Plan

Venezuela Quakes Leave More Than 5,000 Dead and Billions in Damage

Cincinnati Declares Emergency After East‑Side Flooding as Duck Creek Gate Is Probed

Nonprofits Tout New Homes as Hundreds Still Lack Permanent Housing After Hill Country Floods

Evers Seeks FEMA Damage Review After April Storms Batter Wisconsin

Trump Approves Emergency Declarations for 12 States After Severe Winter Storm

Italy Puts Cyclone Harry Damage at €2 Billion as Assessments Expand

Munich Re Says 2025 Disaster Losses Fell to $224 Billion as Non-Peak Perils Hit Record

A Year After L.A. Wildfires, Rebuilding Crawls as Calls for Accountability Grow