What Are Natural Disasters? Natural disasters are catastrophic events that occur as a result of natural processes of the ...

Scientists and global leaders revealed on Tuesday that the "Doomsday Clock" has been reset to the closest humanity has ever come to self-annihilation.

Insurance prices around the world have skyrocketed as climate change worsens the damage caused by natural disasters, and ...

Natural disasters are a fact of life. There's no controlling Mother Nature, and her wrath can, at times, be staggering. Last year, natural disasters—from droughts in Africa and Russia to ...

Natural disasters and severe weather cost the global economy $417 billion last year, including $154 billion for which insurers were on the hook, according to a new report. Last year was the ...

This puts greater strains on the wealth of Black households when they are affected by a natural disaster, even as that wealth is already much lower than that of white households. In the end ...

US Economic Losses From Natural Disasters Soared in 2024, Even as They Eased Globally Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above ...

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts.

During that time, I knew that the air quality would be poor, air purifiers would sell out everywhere, and the sky may turn orange for days on end ... progresses, natural disasters will increase ...

Separately, Congress is aiming to secure around $100 billion in funding via a year-end stopgap deal targeting natural disasters. Here’s what survivors of federally declared disasters can expect ...

The report Natural Disasters in MNA: A Regional Overview analyzes the risks the region faces and the measures and tools that the countries have adopted to enhance their preparedness. Developed by the ...