With extreme weather events, fires and floods growing increasingly common, general warnings are no longer adequate. Researchers at Uppsala University, in collaboration with the World Meteorological ...

New research from the University of Colorado Denver shows many communities fail to take historic preservation into account when planning for natural disasters, risking a loss of heritage and critical ...

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 ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. The Los Angeles wildfires and severe spring thunderstorms are just ...

NATURAL disasters, particularly earthquakes, have become a persistent reality rather than isolated events. Global reporting systems have shown a significant rise in documented natural disaster impacts ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott said the state is looking to roll back the ability for cities and counties to raise property tax rates to fund disaster recovery. Senate Bill 10 seeks to limit the ...

Workplace injuries can cost small businesses $43,000 per injury.