Natural disasters are usually remembered for the destruction they leave behind. But some disasters ...

More than half a million people were killed in 10 disasters that climate change worsened, according to a new report. By Austyn Gaffney Two weeks before world leaders meet to debate the climate crisis, ...

Giving Tuesday has been around since 2012 — a global call for generosity inspired by Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. Thousands of charities are asking us to donate. And this ...

Editor’s note: In the wake of the devastating floods that have swept through Texas—claiming lives, displacing thousands and overwhelming local infrastructure—the urgency of disaster preparedness has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. A new study by DJC Law sought to identify the most dangerous ...

Can the U.S. Learn From Japan, Canada and Australia? Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined ...

Women looked at the rubble of their collapsed house, in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025 (Kyodo News photo via AP Images). Though earthquakes are not climate-related, other natural disasters are ...

Dec. 20 (UPI) --Catastrophic weather claimed the lives of hundreds of people in 2024 as increasingly severe natural disasters ripped across the world indiscriminately. A rash of tornados pounded the ...

The world’s most comprehensive disaster database – relied on by thousands of climate scientists and policymakers – is at risk of closing as a result of cuts to US foreign aid by the Trump ...

A fifth of insurance payouts after Hurricane Melissa could originate from Bermuda’s reinsurance market, according to experts at a recent event that highlighted how local claims professionals play a ...