One of Ukraine’s worst ecological disasters in recent years is now the site of a remarkable natural transformation, according to ecologists.

Whether drawn from real-life disasters or imagined futures, films about climatic catastrophes tap into our deepest fears with ...

Groundbreaking research from the University of Strathclyde which reveals many of the most damaging disasters are multi-hazard ...

Forecasters already patch together very rough estimates, and ending NOAA’s ‘billion-dollar disasters’ list means less access ...

Climate change is affecting the hydrological cycle and increasing the frequency and intensity of storms. Over 90 per cent of disasters are weather-related, including drought and aridification, ...

Extreme heat kills more people each year in the U.S. than any other kind of natural disaster. Globally, its impacts are enormous. During historic heat waves—like 1995 in Chicago, 2003 in Europe ...

If you answered “no” to any of these, now is the time to strengthen your preparedness before the next disaster hits. As natural disasters can strike any community at any time, we must ask a ...

A college closure "wreaked havoc" on students, staff and the community. Massachusetts set out to make sure it never happened ...

A case study on how one school district navigated crisis response, mental health support, and community rebuilding after the largest wildfire in Colorado history. In December 2021, the Marshall Fires ...

making it harder for communities to prepare for and recover from natural disasters. These decisions will weaken the economy and — more important — could cost lives. Start with the ...

This means states impacted by natural disasters will only receive federal assistance “when deemed necessary,” Richardson said. The move could drastically shrink the amount of aid states can ...