heatwave 90 Million People Face Extreme Heat in the USA Nearly 90 million people in the contiguous U.S. must prepare for extreme heat today, as a massive heatwave scorches the country, increasing the risk of wildfires.
Wildfire California’s Oak Fire: 72 buildings destroyed, 1,138 structures under threat Oak Fire, the largest wildfire in California this year, has burned 18,715 acres, destroyed 72 structures, and threatened over a thousand more households, as of July 27, 2022.
flood Flood Warning Extended for Yellowstone River across Montana Yellowstone River flooding is expected to reach communities in Rosebud, Treasure, Custer, and Prairie Counties.
tornado The Striking Aftermath of Memorial Day Tornadoes Memorial Day tornadoes left a trail of destroyed houses, damaged properties, and collapsed power lines across Minnesota and South Dakota.
Wildfire Lessons from Chornobyl: Wildfires Around Nuclear Infrastructure Can Aggravate Risks of Multiple Disasters Wildfires around nuclear power plants can exponentially increase the combined disaster risks for local residents. Augurisk disaster risk assessment helps communities understand their risks and be better prepared.
Risk assessment Augurisk Partners with Cherre for Integrating Risk Assessment Data into Real Estate Data Management Platform Augurisk is excited to announce a new partnership with Cherre to integrate our risk assessment data with Cherre’s real estate data for comprehensive decision making.
tornado Severe storms, floods and tornadoes expected in the central Gulf Coast A highly amplified cyclone can burst out with severe storms and tornadoes in the south-central U.S. on March 21-22.
Wildfire Eastland Complex fire: 50 homes destroyed, over 500 evacuated in Texas Rapid spread of wildfires in Texas, fueled by drought and winds, has damaged dozens of buildings, forced hundreds of residents to evacuate, and killed at least one person.
crime Augurisk updates its crime data Augurisk has released an update on its crime data, available everywhere throughout the United States down to the Census Block Group resolution.
Augurisk joins Techstars - Industries Of The Future We're excited to announce that Augurisk will be joining the inaugural class of the Industries of the Future Techstars accelerator, run in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the University of Tennessee System in the Oak Ridge-Knoxville, Tennessee. Throughout the program, Augurisk will collaborate with
Wildfire A Surreal Winter Fire Burns California The Colorado Fire in California is raging over 700 acres, threatening at least 200 properties, while hundreds of residents remain evacuated.
tsunami Tsunami Advisory for U.S. West Coast: safety tips Coastal areas in Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia are at risk of tsunami damage.
crime data Why adequate crime risk data is important for property buyers and renters The value of crime risk data to assess neighborhood safety when choosing your property should not be underestimated. Our experts explain how to get a comprehensive crime risk assessment for any location in the US.
tornado 5 million on tornado alert: tornado safety tips Residents of Arkansas and Missouri must beware of the cold front with multiple thunderstorms, hail, damaging gusts, and nocturnal tornadoes on Friday night.
Hawaii Hawaiian islands face severe flooding A severe storm system is battering Hawaii, residents must prepare for disastrous flooding.
storm The second round of storms to hit the Pacific Northwest Residents of Montana, Oregon, and Washington states face more storms, rains and snowfall this week following devastating flooding.
storm Get ready for storms: update on your storm event risk scores Augurisk has released a new update to the storm event assessment with additional tools to analyze your exposure.
Drought New drought risk assessment with Augurisk Augurisk just released a new drought assessment, now available throughout the Augurisk platform.
California The cost of California wildfires and the insurance crisis Wildfire infernos cause massive damage to properties in California, making it challenging for residents exposed to wildfire risks to find adequate insurance. What can they do?
volcano The Cumbre Vieja volcano and the East Coast tsunami worst case scenario The Cumbre Vieja erupted on September 19th, 2021. Could this generate a tsunami of significant magnitude?
hurricane Ida updates: New York flooded, tornado in New Jersey New York and New Jersey are heavily flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, killing dozens.
hurricane Category 4 Hurricane Ida Hits Louisiana, Prompting Evacuations Hurricane Ida is making landfall as a 150 mph Category 4 storm today. It is one of the strongest storms to make landfall in Louisiana.
Climate Change Climate change and the AR6 IPCC report: what’s new? The latest IPC report is out. If you are interested in the near future of our planet but don't have time to go through 3,949 pages of science, we provide here a summary of its summary!
covid-19 Covid-19 and unemployment: who were the hardest hit? The early 2020 Covid-19 outbreaks generated unemployment spikes throughout the U.S. Who were the hardest hit, and did the recovery take place?
natural disasters The Cost of Natural Disasters for Insurance Companies Insurance companies in the US lose billions of dollars each year due to natural disasters. Our new analysis explains how to assess risks from various disasters and improve the resilience of businesses, households, and communities.