Natural Disasters

The population exposed to one or more extreme weather events each year could more than double by mid-century

Puerto Rico’s seismic sequence is entering its fifth month and is still generating large earthquakes. Here’s the tectonic story

The agency fell well short of its goal of evaluating local flood control efforts every five years

Here are a few brief reports about science and technology from around the planet, including one about what the eruption of Mount Vesuvius might have done to one ill-fated resident of Herculaneum.

Expanding buyout programs would be more cost-effective than other measures, such as elevating houses or flood-proofing basements

The new National Hurricane Center maps will show the expected depth of storm surge from tropical systems

Originally published in April 1906

Heavy rains may have put pressure on the Hawaiian volcano’s underground plumbing, setting off its major 2018 eruption

Improved emergency planning and stronger building codes could help avoid costly surprises

Emergency management experts are concerned about everything from evacuations to public messaging

Harold’s 165-mph winds make it the fourth strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Southeast Pacific

The extreme conditions that are ripe for wildfires will only increase if warming continues unabated