Fire insurance challenges affect homebuyers across California
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires have decimated entire suburban neighborhoods — and extinguished any hopes of fire-insurance ...
Victorville Daily Press4h
Earthquake strikes near Boron and Barstow in the Mojave Desert
An earthquake shook a remote area of the Mojave Desert near Boron and Barstow on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Here's what we know.
Science Daily7h
Claims for the world's deepest earthquake challenged by new analysis
The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock that extended to record depths into the lower ...
Baton Rouge Business Report10h
How the California wildfires could reshape the insurance industry
The wildfires devastating the Los Angeles area could cause up to $250 billion in economic damage, comparable to the losses from Hurricane Katrina, The Harvard Business Review writes. This escalating ...
Fire insurance is increasingly a problem for San Francisco homebuyers
Is urban San Francisco out of the woods in terms of fire insurance problems caused in Los Angeles? Here's what San Francisco ...
300+ earthquake monitors across Nevada could be used for early alert system
To better understand when a big earthquake is coming, there are earthquake monitoring stations across the state in remote ...
Religion Unplugged13h
Houses Of Worship Tackle ‘The Challenge Of The Empty Church’
Shrinking church attendance. Closing congregations. Minister shortages. Post-COVID upheaval. All those factors contributed to ...
Los Gatos council OKs $1 million for emergency management in wake of LA fires
The Los Gatos Town Council at its Tuesday meeting voted to set aside $1 million for emergency management efforts in the wake ...
Why all California homeowners could be on the hook for LA County wildfire costs
Insurance providers could charge policyholders a “supplemental fee” if the state’s insurer of last resort runs out of money.
Here's how climate change is reshaping home insurance costs in California — and the rest of the U.S.
California's Department of Insurance also recently passed regulations that pave the way for rate increases in exchange for ...
Los Angeles wildfires spark interest in adobe, natural building materials
Marialyce Pedersen stood in a white Tyvek suit on her Altadena, California, lot leveled by this month's wildfires. Pedersen ...