In January 2026, winter storms Fern and Gianna swept across the southern and eastern United States, leaving millions without ...

While experts have long advocated learning from the past to reduce disaster-related deaths, few municipalities are taking advantage of the lessons passed down, an Asahi Shimbun survey found. The ...

As the reach and intensity of extreme weather events increase, communities that were once considered relatively safe are finding themselves on the front lines of catastrophe. Over the past six months, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to floods ...

Mr. Takeshi Komino from CWS Japan / Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), who contributed to the program as a lecturer in key Multi-Hazards events, remarked, “This trip highlights the ...

This consensus study will examine the impacts of multiple, compounding disasters that occurred across the Gulf region from 2020-2021 and provide findings on what factors enabled or could enable ...

Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne exacted a heavy toll upon Florida and other locales in the 2004 hurricane season, resulting in dozens of deaths and billions of dollars in property damage ...

It's difficult to imagine San Francisco today engulfed in flame, ash and ruin — but 120 years ago, disaster forever reshaped ...

At the start of the year, our patients, communities, friends, and families in Los Angeles faced an urgent environmental health crisis. Devastating wildfires displaced thousands across the region, ...