Climate-related hazards have killed more than 2 million people in 50 years, said the UN meteorological agency.

As climate change intensifies, there is no question that the intensity and frequency of extreme weather—often resulting in ...

Humanity lives on a thin edge: we barely scratch beneath the crust of our planet and routinely travel only within less than ...

From Taiwan's vulnerability to the US's $1.5 billion in total damages since 1980, hurricanes have reverberating financial ...

Insurance, bonds and savings will speed recovery from the monster hurricane, but the Caribbean nation will still need ...

UNITED NATIONS -- The international disaster-relief community is overstretched, with killer earthquakes, hurricanes and famines from New Orleans to Niger and Pakistan competing for public attention ...

Remember the expression “may you live in interesting times,” which is the English translation of what is thought to be an ancient Chinese curse. Here “interesting times” may be referring to ...

MacKenzie Scott has donated $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. The nonprofit announced the gift on Tuesday, ...