Natural Disasters

Blazes burned more than three million acres last year—nearly the size of Connecticut

There are no individual saviors for Tonga’s Internet infrastructure

The Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 Colorado houses, many of them the homes of experts studying wildfires

As the country rebuilds, its leaders need to plan for natural disasters and climate change

Dams mop up debris that would otherwise kill fish and other downstream wildlife, new observations suggest

The agency wants to examine if aid is distrubuted inequitably

Short exposure should not be too harmful, but residents should take precautions where they can

Powerful waves ringing through the atmosphere after the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai are unlike anything seen before

Research into earlier eruptions suggests this is the type of massive explosion the volcano sees about every 1,000 years

The storm caused $65 million in damage across the U.S., according to the global reinsurance company Munich Re

A low-cost design helps shaking buildings roll to a stop

Blazes from California to Siberia spewed more than 1.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere