Known for tracking California wildfires, Watch Duty is moving beyond that mission. Millions of people are turning to it for ...

From severe storms to tornadoes, natural disaster statistics reveal that disasters are occurring more frequently and with ...

In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was to make disaster-risk reduction part of everyday thinking worldwide. Today ...

We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around the world that was made more likely by human-caused climate change. Climate Matters is ...

For many rural families, the economic impact of disasters begins even before homes or infrastructure are damaged.