I urge state legislators to take proactive measures to protect Oregon families from natural disasters before more communities suffer the way folks in Clackamas County are now, (“Oregon coast flooding ...

To end the year, we looked back to the first half of 2025, when a series of deadly and destructive natural disasters slammed the commonwealth. This week's Sunday cover story focused on how Kentucky ...

An AI analysis of Google Street View images across 16 states shows that damaged buildings in poorer communities often remain vacant for years, while wealthier areas rebuild faster and better. After a ...

Architects are uniquely positioned to help people displaced by natural disasters. By Shigeru Ban Shigeru Ban is a Pritzker Prize-winning architect, humanitarian and educator. This personal reflection ...

Kentucky state Sen. Robin Webb held up a thick black binder stuffed full of white paper. The binder, which she hefted in the air during a Nov. 21 meeting in Frankfort, contained the many ...

Artificial intelligence is gradually enabling more accurate forecasts of storms, fires and other events. AI models like Google's GraphCast outperformed traditional forecasts, aiding in predicting ...

Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to floods that inspired ancient myths, nature has always had the power to rewrite ...

In the fall of 1913, a violent force was unleashed across the Great Lakes. More than a century later, it still goes by many names. All are deadly: The White Hurricane. The Big Blow. The Frozen Fury.

Key insight: The second-largest U.S. bank has been providing relief for federal employee customers since the start of the shutdown, CEO Brian Moynihan said. What's at stake: The shutdown has now ...

HONG KONG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Emergency Management said on Thursday that natural disasters in the first three quarters of 2025 affected crops with an area of 530,000 hectares and ...

Three powerful typhoons battered the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, and southern China from late September through early October while a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Philippines’ Cebu ...