NOAA kept a database of disasters that exceeded $1 billion in damage since 1980, but the agency halted the project amid funding cuts by the Trump administration.

Extreme heat in Southern Nevada continues to take its deadly toll. More than 500 people died from extreme heat in 2024, when there were 112 days with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees up to a record ...

Mental health professionals are bringing attention to a surge in psychological injuries, coinciding with an increase in ...

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.) aims to introduce legislation this fall that would establish an agency to investigate deadly ...

Doctors at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say extreme weather isn’t just damaging property, it’s quietly ...

Although nine in 10 Americans believe it’s important to be prepared for the worst in the event of a natural disaster — less ...

As extreme weather events become more frequent and destructive, the importance of being prepared for emergencies has never ...

Human activities have been the major driver of climate change since the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s. As greenhouse gas levels, primarily carbon dioxide due to the burning of ...

While the impact of more frequent and costly weather disasters on the insurance industry is well known, the new report from climate risk analytics firm First Street highlights the growing risk to ...

(The Center Square) — U.S. senators from Arizona and Nevada have introduced legislation declaring extreme heat a major disaster. The Extreme Heat Emergency Act from Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, and ...

These compounding extremes aren’t just being felt by homeowners — they’re changing the financial calculus that underpins the ...

Sustained chronic stress after the tsunami made these people more susceptible to other health conditions, including ...