natural disasters

Billion dollar disasters keep racking up in Texas.

In 2017 Hurricane Harvey cost Texas more than $125 billion. making Although the full amount is still pending, our recent winter storm may break that record.

Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and G