Weather and climate disasters in the US have taken more than 500 lives and cost over $100 billion so far this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. In the first nine ...

How do extreme weather events and disasters affect communities long term? Solomon Hsiang discusses the impacts on economic growth and health, and how research can improve emergency management and ...

Extreme Weather looks at the weather-related disasters that seem to be plaguing the planet with increasing frequency due to global warming. This episode covers floods in the Philippines, severe storms ...

The damage is expected to far exceed the $16 billion in economic losses from Maui's wildfires two years ago. Weather now ...

While climate scientists want to see Beijing adopt a more ambitious goal for emissions reduction, this is the first time ...

Although nine in 10 Americans believe it’s important to be prepared for the worst in the event of a natural disaster — less than half actually have a preparedness plan in place, according to a new ...

It's no mystery that the United States has had a rough year, weather-wise. The January blizzard, the spring floods, the Joplin tornado--it's been a terrible year for weather disasters. Economically ...

Walmart officially opened its security and disaster operations center, where meteorologists and other staff track potentially hazardous conditions across the U.S. and around the world, on Thursday. In ...

"Some people will ... say it's just a slap on the wrist." Insurance companies in hot water for shocking acts in wake of ...