Natural disasters in Iowa that cause millions and even billions of dollars damage are becoming more frequent, which some ...

As Hurricane Melissa threatens island nations across the Caribbean, many are already burdened by debt from a string of climate-fueled crises.

The study found that most Australians are unclear about the official start of storm season. Only 9% correctly identified Sept. 1 as the beginning, while two-thirds could not name the date, and a ...

In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was to make disaster-risk reduction part of everyday thinking worldwide. Today ...

A fifth of insurance payouts after Hurricane Melissa could originate from Bermuda’s reinsurance market, according to experts ...

A midweek nor’easter, the second this month, carved away more sand from a vulnerable stretch of Jersey Shore beachfront, a ...

EPA’s recent decision to waive incinerator emission standards following hurricanes and other natural disasters is facing a lawsuit from four environmental and community groups.

Relentless floods and other disasters highlight the need for better funding of response initiatives. Earthquakes in Indonesia, The Philippines and Russia, cyclones in China and Vietnam, drought in ...

Federal agencies sent thousands of personnel to support response efforts to recent disasters such as Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. But the concurrent disasters and ...