The chart above uses available NOAA data to show a meteoric rise in catastrophic events, largely due to severe storms like ...

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts.

The natural disasters were nationwide: Freezing temperatures and ice caused power outages in the Northwest. Tornado outbreaks and severe storms pummeled the central U.S. Five major ...

"This helps to foster better decisions, better investments and better resilience for our communities." Scientists unveil groundbreaking tool that could change how we prepare for weather disasters: ...

US Economic Losses From Natural Disasters Soared in 2024, Even as They Eased Globally Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above ...