The acceleration of extreme climate and weather disasters in the United States has wrought a death toll thousands deep while inflicting billions in economic losses over the past four decades, and data ...

Researchers developed a detailed assessment and map of vulnerability to natural disaster of the continental United States. A fifth of neighborhood blocks in the continental United States most ...

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Many claims are made that climate change is increasing disasters, particularly water and ...

Investors need to understand the potential physical damage from natural hazards before they can assess their financial implications. From hurricanes to earthquakes to droughts, natural disasters are ...

Information from several sources, including data from previous hazards, is needed to predict future events. This information can assist in the development of appropriate mitigation measures.

Storm damage in Berlin Township, Ohio, from a derecho that moved through the region on June 13, 2022. This derecho is one of nine billion-dollar disasters to strike the U.S. so far in 2022. (Neil ...

Lori Peek (L), CU Boulder; Melissa Villarreal (M), U.S. Forest Service; Mary Angelica Painter (R), CU Boulder; Chandrika Singh (not pictured), CU Boulder. Natural hazards like hurricanes can take a ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A fifth of neighborhood blocks in the continental United States most vulnerable to natural disaster account for a quarter of the lower 48 states’ risk, according to a detailed ...