Natural Disasters

An ongoing study of tree rings is helping scientists understand their past behavior to help keep the city safe in the future

A recent increase in powerful late-season Arabian Sea tropical cyclones is linked to human-caused climate change

Officials pressure wireless companies so first responders and residents can communicate and save lives

The Category-1-to-5 Saffir-Simpson scale for rating hurricanes is inadequate

Authorities hope power cuts and brush clearing will reduce risks as the state enters peak fire season

Researchers try to fathom why half the residents who drowned in Superstorm Sandy were in homes where evacuations were mandatory

The city is taking action to protect lower Manhattan’s waterfront while low-income residents in other boroughs fend for themselves

Those with disabilities can experience more physical impacts and can be more socially isolated than the able-bodied

Water from the swollen Mississippi River fueled algae blooms and reduced salinity in the Gulf of Mexico

Lava flow records and sedimentary and Antarctic ice core data show evidence of planetary magnetic field activity 20,000 years before the beginning of the last pole reversal.

Rather than simply rebuilding, the $7.65 billion is intended to reduce communities’ vulnerabilities to storms, floods and fires

Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent over decades to restore eroding East Coast beaches