Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than ...

From severe storms to tornadoes, natural disaster statistics reveal that disasters are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity. Over the past five years, the U.S. has experienced an ...

Today marks 15 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Some parts of the surrounding area are still recovering.

Billion dollar disasters are an important metric tracked by atmospheric scientists. Climate Central has compiled the list for 2025, stating 23 natural disasters were recorded as having met that ...

A federal court has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to restore billions of dollars in disaster mitigation funding following a lawsuit brought by a coalition ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably noticed that disasters seem to be getting weirder and more intense. Every time you turn on the news, there’s ...

As communities across the United States are still recovering from hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisors are warning staff to prepare for the dismissal of ...

Just prior to the full fury of January’s great winter storm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared it would “cease offboarding” frontline disaster responders whose terminations were pending ...

Women’s History Month is drawing attention to women in leadership roles across multiple fields, including disaster response.