Natural Disasters

The stress of battling repeated, massive wildfires is taking a toll on the mental health of first responders

Thirty-nine years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted in a rare lateral blast and changed volcanology forever

Floods come faster, last longer and are less predictable than in the past

By dampening the energy of waves, coral reefs protect coastal cities from flooding damage and other economic losses. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

An evaluation of U.S. health security finds only modest improvement in recent years

The National Institute of Standards and Technology inquiry will also examine communications failures and the storms’ death toll

Record-wet weather in the Midwest has brought some of the worst flooding in decades

Hawaii's feisty young volcano has gone through massive changes in the last 365 days. Today we take a look back at the Lower East Rift Zone eruption and its aftermath.

AI and supercomputing are rapidly shifting the way disaster planners, regulators and insurers gauge climate hazards

Tinderboxes of storm-felled trees are a growing concern in the Southeast as climate change also increases fire risks

This tiny, short-lived lake is a perfect example of a volcano's power to create and a river's power to destroy

Several towns have restored natural wetlands to absorb floodwaters