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Residents from Miami to the southern coast of North Carolina are being told to begin preparations for Hurricane Irenethe first Atlantic hurricane of the season.

Nine weather-related disasters this year have cost at least $1 billion in economic losses, which ties the record number of disasters the United States experienced in 2008and the hurricane season still looms, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Highlighting the possibilities of unforeseen events, risk correlations and concentrations, and even reputational disasters potentially keystrokes away, the world is getting riskier, say two industry veteransWilliam R. Berkley and Patrick G. Ryan.

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As Tropical Storm Emily dumps rain on the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has raised the number of Atlantic storms it expects this year.

Hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University say their earlier prediction of a very active hurricane season remains unchanged with a total of 16 named storms predicted for the Atlantic basin.

The current heat wave stretching across almost 1,600 miles of the U.S. has already killed 22 people. U.S. businesses should adopt a heat stress policy to protect themselves and their employees.

The current heat wave stretching across almost 1,600 miles of the U.S. has already killed 22 people. U.S. businesses should adopt a heat stress policy to protect themselves and their employees.