Twice last year, tens of thousands of visitors were ordered to leave the Florida Keys when far-off tropical storms threatened. Both Fay and Ike wound up as little more than blustery side-swipes. This year, Monroe County may not be as quick ... [full story]

SEATTLE - When Mark Moody and Glenda Krull could no longer afford both health insurance and mortgage payments, the Edmonds couple knew which had to go. They sold their house. Moody, 60, had a liver transplant four years ... [full story]

WASHINGTON (July 2, 2009) – To properly address coastal insurance issues there must be an appropriate balance between the private insurance sector and the government that avoids encouraging risky behavior in disaster-prone areas. That is what the National Association of ... [full story]

El Niño years typically result in fewer hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Ocean. But a new study suggests that the form of El Niño may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years, ... [full story]