Natural Disasters

The impacts of global warming will cost the American economy, according to a new federal report

A new climate plan also includes measures to make the hurricane-battered island more climate resilient

Looking to fire-adapted trees and animals could reduce the impacts of California’s deadly blazes

Study shows Houston’s urban landscape may have physically changed Hurricane Harvey’s structure

Experts see the recovery effort as a test case for how the U.S. military prepares for climate change

The geology governing “sequence” quakes suggests scientists could, in theory, forecast the follow-up quakes

Residents rebuilding after the catastrophic Tubbs fire are paying higher premiums

Houses that survived were mostly built after Florida’s stringent building code was passed

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that touched off the tsunami occurred amid a complex puzzle of tectonic plates

"There was no time to save ourselves," survivor Dwi Haris said. The story behind the quake and tsunami no one could outrun

For disadvantaged communities in low-lying areas, post-storm living is precarious

The best early warnings of a big disaster may appear 180 miles above the ground, a controversial new theory says