Natural Disasters

Damages from the recent fires in the Los Angeles area could overwhelm California’s already stressed insurer of last resort

In California and elsewhere, fast-moving fires are particularly damaging and expensive because they take people by surprise, making evacuations difficult

A new study found that flood deaths can rise by 25 percent three months after a disaster

The nature of the Santa Ana winds makes them perfectly suited to fueling blazes like the Palisades Fire, and climate change is increasing the risk

Twenty years ago today a magnetar’s epic tantrum made our planet ring like a bell from tens of thousands of light-years away

As wildfires grow in severity and frequency, they’re not only threatening lives but also our visual connection to the cosmos

Communities are thinking big and relying on smaller energy systems called microgrids to gain reliable energy autonomy

Dry weather and an extreme Santa Ana wind event have contributed to the explosive growth of the Franklin Fire in Malibu, Calif.

A man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback. And now scientists know what caused it

Torrential rain, made worse by climate change, has lashed Spain, with Valencia bearing the brunt of the floodwaters

A small number of fast-moving wildfires cause almost all the property damage by forcing firefighters to focus on saving lives

Damage from Hurricane Helene forced the only abortion clinic in western North Carolina to shutter, disrupting health care for pregnant people across a large region