Natural Disasters

Famed seismologist Lucy Jones explains how building methods and quake dynamics interact—and what to do about the problem

But the technique must remain in the firefighting toolbox, a new U.S. Forest Service report says

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell says the agency has reduced barriers to cash assistance and other aid

Event attribution is one of the fastest developing areas of climate science since it began 20 years ago

The test facility is helping engineers design safer homes—but it’s not powerful enough to mimic the stronger hurricanes fueled by climate change

A new wave of attribution research links the economic cost of weather events to climate change

Hundreds of people were killed and thousands of homes destroyed in Durban after torrential rains unleashed flooding

La Niña, climate change and an increasing human presence are all raising wildfire risks

And other new technology could detect carbon monoxide emitted just when flames start

Thirty-nine states received the agency’s lowest score, including many of the most disaster-prone

These events can cause devastating landslides and flash floods

The Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December