Texas: A Disaster Magnet Where Fear Runs Deep Walking through any Texas neighborhood after a major weather event feels like ...

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 ...

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 ...

This year’s extreme weather disasters have wreaked so much destruction that they collectively eclipse the annual GDP of more than 100 countries and come close to New York City’s massive budget, the ...

Natural disasters impose significant direct and indirect economic losses that extend well beyond the immediate areas affected, precipitating widespread impacts on industrial sectors and interdependent ...

A string of recent natural disasters has increased awareness of the dangers, yet nearly one-third of Americans haven’t taken financial steps to prepare for a natural disaster, and less than one-third ...

In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was to make disaster-risk reduction part of everyday thinking worldwide.

Among the many things you know you’re supposed to do – write a will, understand your taxes, finally master Monday mornings – hardening your home against natural disasters may be one of the more ...

Natural disasters are on the rise in the United States, and it’s important to be prepared. Read on to learn how to build a comprehensive emergency kit, create an effective disaster plan, and stay ...

Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away ...

Senate Democrats are seeking to revive a database that had tracked billion-dollar climate and weather disasters for decades until the Trump administration retired it in May. The National Oceanic and ...

Preparedness for the future is nonnegotiable. As natural disasters become more frequent and more severe, their impact also becomes more widespread. Americans are feeling the effects of extreme weather ...