by Admin | May 31, 2023 | General Information, Natural Disasters
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expects a near-normal 2023 hurricane season for the Atlantic. NOAA forecasts a range of 12 to 17 total named storms, 5 to 9 hurricanes and 1 to 4 major hurricanes....
by Admin | May 5, 2023 | General Information, Natural Disasters
Two forecasts have been released for the 2023 hurricane season. Colorado State University has released its first hurricane forecast for 2023, predicting 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes, including 2 major hurricanes. The University of Arizona hurricane forecasting team...
by Admin | Jan 23, 2023 | Natural Disasters, Residential
The atmospheric rivers, resulting flooding and mudslides in the Western U.S., the tornados in the deep south, and even a minor quake or two in Kansas and California remind us that disasters can occur anywhere and at any time. We cannot always predict what is coming...
by Admin | Nov 18, 2022 | Natural Disasters, Residential
Although the price of lumber skyrocketed and then moderated over the last two years, builders have been reluctant to switch to other construction techniques besides (typically) wood framing. Their reluctance is due to a lack of skilled workers in those alternative...
by Admin | Jun 1, 2022 | General Information, Natural Disasters
Forecasts for this year’s hurricane season predict an active Atlantic season and a below-normal Eastern Pacific season. In their April forecast Colorado State University researchers predicted 19 named storms for the Atlantic season. They forecast 9 hurricanes with...
by Admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Natural Disasters
Although the traditional wildfire season is the hot, dry summer and early autumn months, that season has been extended as a result of climate change, more development in the wildland urban interface (WUI) and a buildup of fuel for wildfires, among other causes....
