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NU Online News Service: 2008 Is 3rd Highest Loss Year
NU Online News Service: According to Munich Re, 2008 was the third most expensive year for insurers on record in terms of catastrophes. The Munich, Germany-based reinsurance carrier said a large number of tropical cyclones and the earthquake in Sichuan, China, made the year one of the most devastating on record. This was despite the fact that the number of...
As Hurricane Ike Nears, Gas Prices Rise
The National Weather Service has warned residents on the Texas coast that they "face certain death" if they fail to evacuate before Hurricane Ike makes landfall. Ike's eye is projected to strike Galveston, Texas, as a Category 3 hurricane late Friday or early Saturday....
Storm Season: Hannah, Ike and Josephine Threaten the U.S.
In the wake of Hurricane Gustav, a trio of storms is threatening to batter areas on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Hannah, which has already killed over 130 people in Haiti, is headed toward the East Coast and is set to make landfall in the Carolinas early Saturday....
Hurricane Gustav Threatens Gulf Coast, Causes Higher Gas Prices
On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast region is gearing up for Hurricane Gustav. The National Hurricane Center says that this storm is expected to become a "major hurricane." At 2:00pm EST today, then tropical storm Gustav had sustained winds of 70 mph with gusts even higher. Predictions show Gustav making landfall around 8 am Tuesday, Sept. 2nd...
