Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters Can Lead to Millions in Damage
With extreme weather events on the rise across the U.S., insurers have begun to reassess which areas of the country they will provide coverage for after experiencing staggering losses due to payouts. A report from the New York Times found that State Farm put pause on new home insurance policies in California after a number of natural disasters inundated the state in recent years.
A storm churning in waters off the eastern U.S. has increased to tropical storm strength and is forecast to reach the North Carolina coast Friday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.
A NASA spacecraft will fly by Earth on Sunday and drop off what is expected to be at least a cupful of rubble it grabbed from the asteroid Bennu, closing out a seven-year quest.
