Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christian Weller is an economist focused on retirement inequality. People in different population groups suffer more or less from ...

A new study published in The Conversation reveals that hurricanes cost more than just the price of rebuilding. Groups who are displaced face a long road to recovery compounded by health complications.

Co-authors John Mutter and Sonali Deraniyagala explain why an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to understand these connections.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The effects of natural disasters go well beyond casualties, property damage, and land and infrastructure losses. These events are ...

A new study has found that individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to experience disaster-related home loss, and they are also more likely to develop functional limitations ...

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a new tool to map the effects of natural disasters, even as federal agencies pull back on research about those events’ economic impact. The New York Fed ...

Wildfires that destroyed 16,000 houses and other structures in Southern California. Floods in the Midwest and South that upended lives. Continued reconstruction in North Carolina following last year’s ...

Natural disasters can create a devastating loss of property, community, and life. Floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, tsunamis, and more can leave you feeling hopeless, scared, and like ...

Though the Fukushima nuclear disaster occurred six years ago, it carries lasting implications that remain today throughout Japan and around the world. On Thursday, Brown’s Japanese Cultural ...

In addition to prolonged extreme heat, climate change is responsible for an increase in serious natural disasters such as hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires like the Canadian fires this summer. The ...

It appears the train derailment in East Palestine will have significantly more far-reaching effects than many of us were led to believe while the events were unfolding a week-and-a-half ago. As Ohio’s ...