Around the world, communities are battling more extreme weather events. That includes residents in the path of Cyclone Narelle, which is threatening to form again over Western Australia. But another ...

Climate change is making extreme weather events and natural hazards more frequent and intense. Here’s how to prepare before they hit. As the planet warms, one of the clearest direct consequences is ...

Natural disasters vary widely across the United States depending on geography and climate. Some regions regularly experience hurricanes or wildfires, while others face blizzards, floods, tornadoes, or ...

When Americans are killed in plane crashes or train accidents, an independent board steps in to investigate what went wrong and how to avoid the same mistakes again. Subscribe to read this story ...

When Americans are killed in plane crashes or train accidents, an independent board steps in to investigate what went wrong and how to avoid the same mistakes again. No such process exists after ...

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Damage is seen at Tyndall Air Force Base following a hurricane in 2018. (Image via U.S. Government Accountability Office) The U.S. Department of Defense has not sufficiently tracked the cost of ...

From tornadoes and hurricanes to wildfires and floods, weather and climate disasters cause billions of dollars in damage, on top of their steep human toll. Those costs could rise sharply in the years ...

Just prior to the full fury of January’s great winter storm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared it would “cease offboarding” frontline disaster responders whose terminations were pending ...

The human and environmental impact of the recent floods in Sumatra is the result of years of ecological destruction and failures in disaster governance. The floods and landslides that swept northern ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In 2025, more than 200 climate-related disasters affected more than 87.8 million people worldwide, according to preliminary figures from the ...