Natural Disasters

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Guatemala to Australia, including one about the first recorded tornado in Nepal.

Fear and fascination haunts the Cascadia subduction zone in this collection of recent articles

Climate-related disasters are happening more frequently and affecting a broad cross-section of the economy

Rains from the system will prolong the already historic flooding along the Mississippi

Storm surge and torrential rains will bring flooding to Louisiana and potentially tax levees

State leadership is failing its citizens—and there will be a body count

High waters continue to swamp towns and agricultural fields throughout the Mississippi basin

The agenda urges emissions reductions and a guarantee of access to clean water

Protecting against flood and wind yields higher average benefits than fire and earthquakes

Louisiana and Texas accounted for half the money paid out by the National Flood Insurance Program since 1973

Nightmarish spherical videos, shot from the center of an inferno, demonstrate how they spread

Six years ago, lake levels were low, now lakeside communities face widespread flooding