Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. The Los Angeles wildfires and severe spring thunderstorms are just ...

In the last year, extreme floods, fires, and storms wreaked havoc around the world. For the victims of these disasters, a whole other nightmare awaits them once the flames are contained and ...

America’s endless natural-disaster blame game is thwarting answers to life-and-death questions over worsening extreme weather crises. Every time a hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, political ...

Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel University and the University of Maryland suggests these climate events ...

The first warning of impending disaster some Texas Hill Country residents received came in the form of rushing water, strange noises from passing debris and the screams of victims swept down a raging ...

Climate change is causing more frequent and devastating natural disasters. The goal of this paper is two-fold. First, it examines the dynamic effects of natural disasters on the growth of output and ...

Study examined substance abuse rates before and after Hurricane Katrina. — -- The dangers of hurricanes, earthquakes and floods can seem clear, with high winds, rising waters or powerful tectonic ...

CLEMSON, S.C. (WSPA) – No one’s insurance rates are safe this year, and economic experts say natural disasters across the county are to blame. Reed Watson, the Director of the Hayek Center at Clemson ...

Indonesia’s government has been at pains to stress that the recent catastrophe in Sumatra was triggered by a rare ...