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As extreme weather becomes a fixture of modern travel, airports and airlines face mounting pressure to adapt, while travel insurance helps pick up the slack.
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As large parts of the United States recover from a storm that resulted in the cancellation of over 20,000 flights, another system called Winter Storm Gianna is developing off the south-eastern coast.
The disruption highlights a broader shift in how travelers view weather risk, as extreme weather events increasingly disrupt flights and travel plans nationwide.
There were more than 14,500 cancellations last Sunday alone, the worst single day for flight disruptions in the U.S. since Covid, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium and Flightaware. 
Josh Weiss from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the storm was “unique” in its scale, stretching more than 2,000 miles and bringing extreme cold expected to persist throughout the week.
Over half a million people lost power b
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Extreme weather is now a top concern for U.S. travelers, following a series of disruptive storms that caused record flight cancellations and widespread power outages. Surveys show that most travelers now anticipate weather disruptions to affect their future plans, and travel insurance providers are seeing a surge in weather-related claims. As insurers face rising costs and climate risk gaps, coverage is becoming more expensive and less accessible, leaving many travelers exposed to financial risk from natural disasters.
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