This year’s extreme weather disasters have wreaked so much destruction that they collectively eclipse the annual GDP of more ...

EPA’s recent decision to waive incinerator emission standards following hurricanes and other natural disasters is facing a ...

A string of recent natural disasters has increased awareness of the dangers, yet nearly one-third of Americans haven’t taken financial steps to prepare for a natural disaster, and less than one-third ...

A survivor tells his experience of being jailed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, while officials and experts look at ...

The Trump administration cut a NOAA program that had tracked weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damage. A ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has allocated $2.7 billion in response to the L.A. wildfires, but some survivors say the agency’s support has fallen short of expectations. According to an ...

In the last year, extreme floods, fires, and storms wreaked havoc around the world. For the victims of these disasters, a whole other nightmare awaits them once the flames are contained and ...

A rapidly intensifying Tropical Storm Melissa is churning through the Caribbean, threatening to unleash catastrophic flooding ...

In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was ...

Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away ...

In this riveting sequel to our exploration of the world's most catastrophic natural disasters, we delve even deeper into the ...