The previous record, for nine $1-billion-or-more weather-related disasters was set in 2008. The global economic losses from natural disasters in 2011 was also record-breaking, costing $380 billion ...

The best infographic maps are designed to be as self-explanatory. In this case, higher populated regions are, the bigger the circle and areas with increasingly higher risks of natural disasters ...

Studies show that the number of people displaced by natural disasters has nearly doubled since the 1970s and scientists believe that, ultimately, urbanization is to blame for such displacements.

Weather-related disasters have claimed 606,000 lives over the course of the past two decades with an additional 4.1 billion people injured, made homeless or left in need of emergency aid.

We all live with natural disasters happening all around us all the time. Volcanos, tsunamis, earthquakes, it's all around us. But we don't often think about how it could affect us, and we very ...

The folks at Foodstorage.com have put together some crucial data about how safe we all are in one big and wonderful infographic ... of the United States and the disasters most likely to hit ...

WhoIsHostingThis, the creators of the infographic looking at social media's impact on natural disasters, said: "When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, it was the last major natural disaster to occur ...

As illustrated in this Marketplace Infographic, of the top 25 most-costly insured catastrophes between 1985 and 2010 around the world, 9/11 is the only one not related to a natural disaster.

Since we’re located along the typhoon belt and the so-called Ring of Fire, we are vulnerable to natural disasters such as typhoons, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Experts have long ...

The country has since ramped up its preparedness with a natural disaster-centered education and training curriculum called the Tropical Cyclone Harold Education Emergency Response Action Plan.

The Eastern Kentucky University Department of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management recognized this and put together an awesome infographic on how the top natural disasters could affect business.