Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Oct. 28 as a Category 5 hurricane, is the most intense storm to ever strike Jamaica. Early estimates suggested that while the insured losses are substantial, ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Amid an exercise to wind up certain verticals as part of a global exercise to cut costs, Amazon on November 28 announced it shut down its wholesale distribution business in India.

Among hurricanes, Milton will likely be remembered as both powerful and capricious. It formed as a tropical depression in the Gulf on Oct. 5, was upgraded to a tropical storm later that day and then ...

Car owners across South Florida are feeling the sting of soaring repair bills, with industry experts and shop owners warning the trend is unlikely to ease anytime soon. Ryan Kuechenberg, who runs a ...

Tropical Storm Lorenzo is expected to dissipate Oct. 16. AccuWeather forecasters are warning another tropical storm could develop next week. The next named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ...

Florida's insurance rate increases have slowed but continue to rise, despite recent legal reforms. Major issues driving the crisis include significant coastal risk, homeowners underinsuring their ...

With hurricane season comes a barrage of ideas about how storms work, how to prepare yourself and your home, and what kind of damage a storm can do. But knowing what is myth and what is reality can ...

By the end of the year, Carter’s plans to cut office-based roles by about 300 positions, impacting about 15 percent of its staff. The move reflects similar but larger staff reductions announced by ...

Florida's Senate Bill 180 prevents local governments from making building regulations more restrictive after storm damage. This policy encourages expensive redevelopment in hurricane-prone coastal ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The decision to leave or stay in a hurricane has a lot to do with how you think your home will weather the storm. There are a few tools that can help you figure out how resilient ...