With extreme weather events, fires and floods growing increasingly common, general warnings are no longer adequate. Researchers at Uppsala University, in collaboration with the World Meteorological ...

Its the five-year anniversary of the devastating February 2021 winter freeze in Texas, but could an event like that ever happen again?

In response to the deadly Fourth of July flooding in the Texas Hill Country last year, a new bill hopes to unlock federal funding to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

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Experiencing a natural disaster in childhood can shape how business leaders approach workplace safety decades later, ...

Scientists have classified Thulagi as one of the most dangerous glacial lakes in the Himalayas, among 47 others on an ICIMOD watchlist. They fear a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), a sudden release ...

As heavier rain raises landslide risk, gaps in data, law and funding leave New Zealand relying on response rather than ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety has released their five-year plan for homeland security in the state, largely focusing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kids' lunch boxes sit in a locker on Jan. 14, 2025, at the Marquez Charter Elementary School that was destroyed by the Palisades ...

John Simeone was sure his vacation condo, nestled in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, would sell easily. Then the listing went live in August: “It was like a bolt of lightning hit me in the head.” The ...

In Colombia, World Bank support helped extend social protection to approximately 340,000 households and supported the incorporation of disaster risk management into new construction, renovation, or ...