One of the most visible consequences of global warming is the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, ...

Climate change has made extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods more frequent and more likely in recent years, and the trend is expected to continue. These events have led to human and ...

Storms and hurricanes, isolated but powerful tornados, earthquakes, fires, and floods—the question is not whether, but where and when policyholders will confront the next natural disaster. Climate ...

The growing impact of severe weather events is expected to drive an increase in home foreclosures and cost mortgage lenders billions—a trend that could drive mortgage rates higher, according to a new ...

Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force operate in a flood-damaged area with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River in Asheville, North Carolina, ...

We tend to imagine that experiencing the effects of global warming will wake people up to the problem. The thinking goes that when people see their homes flood or the skies turn orange from wildfire ...

The United States has been rocked by an extraordinary number of tornadoes and devastating storms this year that have already left a staggering price tag. Now heading into what forecasters say will be ...

There have been 27 major disaster declarations issued by President Trump so far in 2025. The disasters range in size and scope, from the L.A. wildfires to Midwest tornadoes and the Texas flooding as ...

The nation's top emergency response agency has long been a lifeline for cities and states struggling with disaster. When hurricanes strike, earthquakes rattle, and tornadoes carve paths of destruction ...

Grass fires aren’t out of the ordinary here in the high desert foothills, so Allison Bequette wasn’t terribly surprised when one forced her and other drivers on a detour. What was striking to her, ...

One of the earliest known examples of humans documenting extreme climate events goes back about 3,500 years to the Bronze Age, when a 40-line inscription carved into calcite detailed the abnormal ...

Foreword -- Preface -- Summary for policymakers -- Climate change : new dimensions in disaster risk, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience -- Determinants of risk : exposure and vulnerability -- ...