In this age of megastorms, visionary designers around the world are taking clever advantage of the chance to rethink what ...

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. When a ...

A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, on January 11, 2025. The Palisades Fire, the largest of the Los ...

Climate change-driven disaster risks are having a measurable impact on property insurance rates and home values, according to a recent National Bureau of Economic Research paper. Processing Content In ...

In 2024, natural disasters occurred nationwide. Hurricanes ripped through North Carolina and Florida. Violent storms hit the central and southern regions. Devastating wildfires ravaged California and ...

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 ...

Nashville residents are unfortunately all too familiar with natural disasters — from the once-in-a-lifetime floods that poured over the city in 2010 to the devastating tornadoes that struck the city ...

An AI analysis of Google Street View images across 16 states shows that damaged buildings in poorer communities often remain vacant for years, while wealthier areas rebuild faster and better. After a ...

Texas, Georgia and Illinois are the three worst states for natural disasters. Hawaii, Alaska and Maine are the three states with the fewest natural disasters. Natural disaster frequency and losses are ...

I was scrolling through my feed yesterday when it happened again. Cat videos suddenly gave way to catastrophe alerts. That’s modern life – we’ve all become digital disaster detectives without even ...

Via Kite & Key Media-- These days, stories of extreme weather are everywhere you look. But a crucial detail often goes overlooked: We’re actually safer from the consequences of that weather than ever ...