Hurricane Katrina is the deadliest flood event in the U.S. in the past 25 years. The storm crashed into the Gulf Coast and ...

From earthquakes to volcanic eruptions, floods to droughts, each year natural disasters affect millions of people around the world. While countries can lower the number of casualties with good ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study analyzed ...

Mayors from Boise, Idaho, and San Diego, for example, were surprised to see their cities named. Colorado leaders also raised concerns; Aurora was removed before the list was posted.

The database logged 403 events between 1980 and 2024, with a total estimated cost exceeding $2.9 trillion. No disasters have been added in 2025. Experts in the disaster and climate change ...

Extreme temperatures, natural disasters and other severe weather conditions top the City of Calgary's disaster management priority list, while water distribution infrastructure failure has become ...

Extreme temperatures, natural disasters and other severe weather conditions top the City of Calgary's disaster management priority list, while water distribution infrastructure failure has become a ...

One would expect banks to emulate the example of Kerala Bank which had waived loans of survivors, says HC Updated - April 11, 2025 04:14 am IST - KOCHI ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that shifts responsibility for disaster preparations to state and local governments. The Government Accountability Office added disaster response to ...

The study’s preliminary findings echo a March 20 update from the National Transportation Safety Board on its investigation of the disaster. Board chair Jennifer L. Homendy faulted Maryland ...

The recent Los Angeles wildfires offer countless examples of people rising to the occasion. In Altadena, as the Eaton Fire advanced, residents banded together, forming impromptu brigades to evacuate ...