Natural disasters come with the territory in California – but are they “all” that natural? Eight of the 10 largest wildfires in California’s recorded history have occurred since 2019. Our burn season ...

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 ...

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Last year was one of the worst years for U.S. natural disasters, according to researchers, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) future remains uncertain. Major disaster declarations, ...

Nashville residents are unfortunately all too familiar with natural disasters — from the once-in-a-lifetime floods that poured over the city in 2010 to the devastating tornadoes that struck the city ...

Many U.S. cities are confronting a major problem: the growing overlap between natural disasters, large populations, and old ...

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The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires — ongoing at the time of publication — have destroyed entire communities. Many have lost loved ones, homes, schools, churches, and neighborhoods. Entire social networks ...

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 ...

Battered by last month's ferocious climate-fueled hurricane, Jamaica joined other small island nations and impoverished ...