From severe storms to tornadoes, natural disaster statistics reveal that disasters are occurring more frequently and with ...

A new study from the University of Georgia suggests hurricanes may now pose an additional danger to people through heat ...

This week, Hurricane Melissa—described as a "disaster of unprecedented catastrophe" by the Red Cross—devastated multiple countries, including Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. The full ...

Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs and stripped trees of their leaves, including in many parts of Jamaica hit by Hurricane Beryl a year earlier. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images Jamaica was still ...

If you're far from the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian in Florida, you may be thanking your lucky stars that your house wasn't in the storm's path. Nevertheless, you also may want to consider ...

Georgia is set to receive more than $300 million in long-delayed federal disaster relief tied to Hurricane Helene, funding that Senator Raphael Warnock says should have reached communities much sooner ...

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As data for the final days of last year trickles in from around the country and around the world, it is increasingly clear that 2025 now stands as yet another significant milestone in the ongoing era ...

To help communities recover faster and keep energy costs affordable following major storms, lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow electric utilities in ...

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O'Connor discusses disaster relief for property owners that suffered damage during the Texas freeze. HOUSTON, TX, ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Farah Nibbs is an assistant professor of Emergency and ...