Natural Disasters

The Department of Defense was the biggest benefactor, with money going to rebuild bases

Not all magnitude 8 earthquakes are created equal. Find out what separates merely devastating from completely catastrophic

A team of geologists believe they’ve discovered the origin of the sea serpent seismic signal heard around the world last November. The answer could involve future volcanic tsunamis

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