Amobi Ogah, lamented that Nigeria stands at a crossroads of a complex emergency and disaster management landscape and has a pressing need to shape sustainable solutions for millions displaced by ...

From deadly floods in Europe to intensifying tropical cyclones around the world, the climate crisis has made timely and precise forecasting more essential than ever. Yet traditional forecasting ...

CLIMATEWIRE | Natural disasters and human conflict forced about 66 million people to flee within their own countries last year, and the United States led all nations with 11 million of these ...

The House of Representatives has passed for the second reading a bill seeking to give more powers to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to be in a better position to address critical ...

and the U.S. to compare government perceptions and public reactions to impending natural disasters. Solórzano observed South Florida hurricane "parties," where neighbors who are sheltering in ...

As extreme weather becomes more frequent in Australia under climate change, so too will attempts to document it – at a risk ...

Next, learn how to avoid financial ruin from a natural disaster. Rothman and her family spent months living in a hotel after the fire. “We spent around $50,000 before receiving our insurance ...

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 14 2025 (IPS) - Here’s a question: Over the past 40 years, what natural disaster has affected more people around the globe than any other? The answer, according the U.N. Food ...

Although insurers can’t prevent natural disasters, they can control how they engage with customers before, during and after. Here are five key steps insurers should take to rebuild trust in the ...

The author and editors take ultimate responsibility for the content. Natural disasters and severe weather events that exceed 1 billion dollars in damages are becoming more frequent and extreme.

Last year, the warmest in the planet’s history, 27 billion-dollar weather disasters killed 600 people. Trump has a point: States and localities should do more to prevent weather disasters.