Natural disasters have been shaping the path of human history for thousands of years. They leave behind stories of destruction, fatalities, and eventually, survival. They also leave behind stories of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Natural disasters have a way of reminding us just how unpredictable and powerful nature can be. Some events in history sound like ...

A recent study has determined that 2025 was the third highest year for the number of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. One expert on the topic says this shouldn't cause issues for ...

The Courier Journal looked closely at the string of natural disasters that hit Kentucky in 2025 and what's being done to ...

The ten most financially costly climate disasters in 2025 each caused more than $1 billion in damage, with combined losses topping $122 billion, according to ...

Along the Gulf Coast, disaster season has a way of blurring into daily life. Hurricanes, floods and heat waves hit with a ...

Humanity lives on a thin edge: we barely scratch beneath the crust of our planet and routinely travel only within less than 10 miles of the atmosphere. So when you think about it, every day that life ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding a place to call home where you don't have to constantly worry about natural disasters is a relief for many. Living in an ...

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 ...

Historically speaking, the last week of August has been a tough one for Charleston, at least so far as natural disasters go. Though sources vary in their detail and assessments, a survey of websites ...