In our fast-paced world, it's easy to overlook the subtle cues around us. Yet, nature, in its infinite wisdom, often tries to ...

A recent study shows that about half of homeowners in the U.S. have considered moving to escape the threat of natural ...

Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events ...

California’s multibillion-dollar home insurance industry would have you believe it’s on the verge of collapse. In recent years, we’ve seen major insurance companies pull out of California, citing an ...

Investing in pre-disaster mitigation can save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing the cost of recovery from natural disasters, while also providing strong protections to vulnerable local ...

Texas, Georgia and Illinois are the three worst states for natural disasters. Hawaii, Alaska and Maine are the three states with the fewest natural disasters. Natural disaster frequency and losses are ...

Many or all of the products here are from our partners that compensate us. It’s how we make money. But our editorial integrity ensures that our product ratings are not influenced by compensation. Key ...

Natural disasters impose significant direct and indirect economic losses that extend well beyond the immediate areas affected, precipitating widespread impacts on industrial sectors and interdependent ...

House Bill 180 seeks to give the state's system for funding disaster response its first major update in more than 70 years.

Natural disasters affect many parts of the world, but few countries experience them as frequently and as intensely as ...

Total losses from natural disasters across Asia-Pacific last year totaled $73 billion, yet just $9 billion was insured, ...

The recent devastating floods in Sumatra are the result of years of ecological destruction and failures in disaster governance.