A flood advisory remained in effect across the L.A. region as 'intense bursts' of rain were expected to continue through Sunday morning, extending the area's weekend soaking from a large atmospheric ...

A new study published in The Conversation reveals that hurricanes cost more than just the price of rebuilding. Groups who are displaced face a long road to recovery compounded by health complications.

Larger disasters have wreaked hundreds of billions of dollars in damage Natural disasters—from hurricanes and earthquakes to droughts and floods—have the power not only to upend the lives of local ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Beyond the immediate effect and aftermath, industrial accidents may have a much longer timeline of causing disabilities and cancer, according to a study published this week from ...

Most of the exorbitant costs of disaster are preventable with proper funding and planning —one of the main messages for this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, themed Fund ...

Nobody wants to triumph from tragedy, but this season's destructive storms in the Gulf Coast do breed potential opportunity for contractors in the long term. Infrastructure was damaged, hardware ...

Over a foot of snow fell in parts of the Northeast over Thanksgiving, and more snow is on the way Saturday and through the rest of the weekend in parts of the Upper Great lakes through the Northeast, ...

Though the Fukushima nuclear disaster occurred six years ago, it carries lasting implications that remain today throughout Japan and around the world. On Thursday, Brown’s Japanese Cultural ...

TOKYO • A sign once stood proud and tall in downtown Futaba in Fukushima prefecture, bearing a slogan that read: "Nuclear energy will power a bright future!" The sign, now taken down and on display at ...

Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. My name is Zoya Teirstein. There is quite a bit of research on the politics of disasters and how extreme weather shapes voter behavior. We’ve cited some ...