Officials in Texas are under scrutiny for a string of refusals to fund early warning systems for flash floods in an area where sudden, intense rainfall is frequent. Those measures could have included ...
As natural disasters continue their 21st century rise, the first half of 2025 was the costliest on record for the U.S. Los Angeles wildfires, Midwest tornadoes, and Mississippi floods caused over 100 ...
Higher-ranking government ministers have taken charge of negotiations during the United Nations climate talks.
Natural disasters and conflicts are devastating the lives of children. From Haiti to Syria, here are seven unfolding ...
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2025 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Financing (DPF) with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO ...
Women looked at the rubble of their collapsed house, in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025 (Kyodo News photo via AP Images). Though earthquakes are not climate-related, other natural disasters are ...
Texas, Georgia and Illinois are the three worst states for natural disasters. Hawaii, Alaska and Maine are the three states with the fewest natural disasters. Natural disaster frequency and losses are ...