After the hurricane in Jamaica, the government had a pot of money to help rebuild. A Catastrophe Bonds payout. We explain how it works and why Cat Bond popularity is on the rise as a response to ...

Most of the U.S. adults who have experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause, according to polling conducted earlier this year, before the ...

Extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change in Massachusetts have cost US taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

Climate change has made extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods more frequent and more likely in recent years, and the trend is expected to continue. These events have led to human and ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency helps prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Reporter Severe storms hit the Pittsburgh area earlier this week—killing three and causing ...

A leaked report recommends halving the size of the nation’s disaster response agency, while holding states responsible for a ...

FEMA is experiencing layoffs, budget cuts, grant cancellations and other challenges at the start of wildfire and hurricane season. President Trump wants to shift disaster response responsibilities ...

“It pays to invest in reducing risks before they lead to disasters”…United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Commendable leadership responses to the Mokwa flood The predicted flood ...

The only affordable property is often in low-lying areas at flood risk, such as in Houston and coastal Texas, or in ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. We once again stumble into Earth Day after a year of underwhelming progress addressing a rapidly worsening climate ...