An AI analysis of Google Street View images across 16 states shows that damaged buildings in poorer communities often remain ...

Natural disasters caused $220bn in global economic losses in 2025, according to projections by reinsurer Swiss Re.

The judge ruled that the Office of Homeland Security’s decision to withhold billions of dollars violated the separation of ...

Congress has passed a bill giving taxpayers who have been affected by natural disasters some extra time to file a claim for a tax credit or refund.

Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

Last year was one of the worst years for U.S. natural disasters, according to researchers, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) future remains uncertain. Major disaster declarations, ...

From floods and forest fires to earthquakes—the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is increasing. This also means ...

From heatwaves to floods and storms, these five disasters show how warming is overwhelming economies, systems and resilience ...

Texas, Georgia and Illinois are the three worst states for natural disasters. Hawaii, Alaska and Maine are the three states with the fewest natural disasters. Natural disaster frequency and losses are ...

Severe weather events have long-term health consequences for vulnerable older adults, according to a study in the Journal of ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson told Washingtonians to brace for a lengthy recovery, and announced $3.5 million in state assistance for ...

Exactly 21 years ago, Sri Lanka witnessed the biggest natural disaster in living memory - the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. Today, in the wake of the destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah in November, the ...