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• California Fire Line  Friday, 3 May 2013 | 1:15 PM ET

  

  NBC's Aymen Mohyeldin reports that thousands of homes are under threat from wildfires in California.

• Pulse of the Insurance Industry  Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 7:36 AM ET

  

  John Nelson, Lloyd's of London chairman, explains why the insurance sector as a whole is returning to profitability, despite several global catastrophes.

• NJ Working Group Fighting Post-Sandy Fraud  Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 1:52 PM ET

  

  New Jersey settled the first civil suit for price gouging - as much as 34 percent - at 2 gas stations in the wake of Super Storm Sandy, reports CNBC's Scott Cohn.

• The Jersey Shore, Six Months After Sandy  Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 7:49 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Mary Thompson looks at what's at risk in the state's $22 billion tourism industry as the New Jersey shore pushes to recover from the devastating storm.

• Deadly Flooding Hits Midwestern States  Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 12:00 AM ET

  

  Heavy river flooding in six Midwestern states forced evacuations, closed bridges, swamped homes, and caused at least five deaths.

• UPDATE 8-Earthquake kills 157, injures 5,700 in China's Sichuan Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 11:59 AM ET

  *Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes China's Sichuan province. YA'AN, China, April 20- China was hit by its worst earthquake in three years on Saturday that killed at least 157 people and injured more than 5,700, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.

• UPDATE 7-Strong quake hits China; 156 dead, more than 5,500 injured Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 8:38 AM ET

  *Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes China's Sichuan province. BEIJING, April 20- A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 156 people and injuring about 5,500 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008..

• UPDATE 6-Strong quake hits China; 102 dead, more than 2,200 injured Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 4:58 AM ET

  *Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes China's Sichuan province. BEIJING, April 20- A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 102 people and injuring about 2,200 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008..

• UPDATE 5-Strong quake hits China; 71 dead, more than 2,200 injured Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 3:17 AM ET

  *Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes China's Sichuan province. BEIJING, April 20- A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 71 people and injuring about 2,200 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008..

• China Earthquake Toll Rises as Rescuers Struggle Sunday, 21 Apr 2013 | 4:48 AM ET

  

  Rescuers struggled to reach a remote corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years rose to 203 with almost 1,000 serious injuries.

• UPDATE 4-Strong quake hits China; 56 dead, about 600 injured Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 1:03 AM ET

  *Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes China's Sichuan province. BEIJING, April 20- A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 56 people and injuring about 600 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008..

• UPDATE 3-Strong quake hits China, 100 may be dead, injured Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 11:31 PM ET

  *Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes China's Sichuan province. BEIJING, April 20- A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and injuring at least 100 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008..

• Weather Watch: 2013 Hurricane Forecast  Monday, 8 Apr 2013 | 6:20 AM ET

  

  Paul Walsh, WeatherFX chief meteorologist, provides a preview of this season's major storms and targets.

• Severe US Storm Brings Heavy Snow, Hail Saturday, 23 Mar 2013 | 5:39 PM ET

  Baseball-sized hail was reported in northern Florida, along with possible tornadoes, while heavy snow in Colorado and Kansas delayed flights and shut down part of Interstate-70. A crash involving up to 50 vehicles closed part of Interstate-25 near Loveland, Colorado, north of Denver.

• Russian Region Begins Cleanup After Meteor Impact Saturday, 16 Feb 2013 | 12:56 PM ET

  

  A small army of workers set to work Saturday to replace the estimated 200,000 square meters (50 acres) of windows shattered by the shock wave from a meteor that exploded over Russia.

• Nemo Cleanup Continues  Monday, 11 Feb 2013 | 7:07 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Bertha Coombs reports on the aftermath of a monster winter storm that hit the Northeast this weekend, and discusses its impact on consumers and businesses.

• Nemo's Aftermath: The Big Cleanup  Monday, 11 Feb 2013 | 6:13 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Bertha Coombs reports on cleanup efforts after winter storm Nemo dumped record and near record amounts of snow in New England and the New York metro area.

• Sandy Flashbacks: Gas Lines Develop During Nor'easter Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | 4:06 PM ET

  

  It's time for a stormy rerun -- not only of wind and heavy precipitation, but also of long lines at gas stations.

• UPDATE 3-Tsunami kills at least five in Solomons after big Pacific quake Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 3:36 AM ET

  *Tsunami hits Solomon Islands, reports of five dead. Feb 6- A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake set off a tsunami that killed at least five people in a remote part of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday and triggered evacuations across the South Pacific as island nations issued tsunami alerts.

• Solomons Tsunami Kills at Least Five After Big Quake Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 6:51 AM ET

  A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake set off a tsunami that killed at least five people in a remote part of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday.