Here are the types of extreme weather you may face — from tornadoes to floods to snow storms — and the officials who determine how severe it is and how financial assistance is distributed. Natural ...

Biggest Natural Disasters caused over $131 billion in losses, making 2025 one of the costliest years for natural disasters.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – How do you explain a natural disaster to a child? The tragic flooding in Texas’s Hill Country – which on the morning of Wednesday, July 9, has 100 confirmed dead and over 160 ...

USDA’s Supplemental Disaster Relief Program expands support for uninsured crops, nurseries, perennial plants, stored ...

Natural disasters can strike nearly without warning. Earthquakes, wildfires and tornadoes do not care that you are on vacation or have big travel plans. These unforeseen events bring up a lot of ...

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 ...

As peak natural disaster season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is urging Americans to safeguard key financial and tax records and take advantage of available tax relief. With FEMA ...

When natural disasters strike, they are scary for anyone. You can help your kids cope with these suggestions. Reviewed by Janet Taylor, M.D. Flash floods in central ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. A new study by DJC Law sought to identify the most dangerous ...

Here in my adopted city of Vancouver, people are still reeling from the recent killing of 11 people by a man who intentionally drove his SUV into a crowded Filipino street festival. Among the victims ...