In May 2024, a type of windstorm called derecho caused considerable damage to the facades of Houston’s tall buildings, which had been designed to withstand stronger, hurricane-strength winds. In ...

A nor’easter is a powerful storm system that impacts the eastern seaboard of North America, bringing gusty winds, coastal flooding, and heavy precipitation. Typically, these events occur during the ...

A non-profit company aims to measure the impact of cyber events on the economy using a 1-to-5 scale borrowed from hurricane classification.

After Helene and Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs help paying ...

Hurricanes are some of the most powerful forces on Earth, ranked from Category 1 to Category 5 based on wind speeds and ...

This will include a plan around the prioritisation of felling licences in respect of storm damage, and an examination of any issues that arise in relation to the harvesting, haulage and sawmilling ...

which claims to have the world’s only lab with a full-scale house to test items. “At 90 mph winds, we're talking 25% chance of damage,” Newman continued. “At 100-mph winds, we're talking ...