Last year was the third-highest year on record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, according to new data from Climate Central. There were 23 such events in 2025, causing 276 fatalities ...

From tornadoes and hurricanes to wildfires and floods, weather and climate disasters cause billions of dollars in damage, on top of their steep human toll. Those costs could rise sharply in the years ...

For decades, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's billion-dollar disaster dataset put a dollar figure on the cost of climate change and severe weather events. Understanding the scope ...

The rising frequency of natural disasters due to climate change could make health plans more susceptible to significant negative effects, according to Maria DeYoreo, PhD, of RAND Corporation. In the ...

The ongoing heat wave affecting the U.S. Southwest has set multiple March temperature records, illustrating the growing prevalence of extreme weather patterns linked to climate change. This ...

The Central Regional Minister, Ekow Panyin Okyere Eduamoah has called on the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO ...

Still, while big donors have shown up in the aftermath of these highly publicized occurrences, whether they’ll begin to give as generously to nonprofits that aim to plan for and prevent such tragedies ...

Advocating for regular mock drills, awareness programmes and capacity-building initiatives to enhance coordination and response efficiency during emergencies, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Civil ...

Charred homes and burnt cars are pictured amid the rubble of the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 13, 2025. Credit - Agustin Paullier—Getty Images ...