A voyage to the great White Continent is both a dream come true and a call to arms, to protect our icy poles and, in turn, ...

Twenty years ago, on Dec. 26, 2004, a tsunami arising in the Indian Ocean devastated areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, ...

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This analysis explores the impact of natural disasters on the nation’s food supply, broken down by county and state.

As Congress hammers out disaster aid funding in the final days of the lame-duck session, advocates are pressing lawmakers to include $2.3 billion for more than two dozen national parks damaged by ...

Cookies — or biscuits — are a beloved treat the world over, with many cultures claiming their own special recipe, especially for the festive season. For thousands of years, winter solstice ...

In a year set to be declared the hottest on record, natural disasters caused $310 billion in economic losses globally in 2024, as climate change increasingly takes its toll, Swiss Re said Thursday.

BERN: Natural disasters have caused an estimated $310 billion in economic losses around the world this year, swelling six percent from 2023 as the climate crisis takes its toll, reinsurance giant ...

To be sure, President Obama has declared disaster zones, freeing up federal-response money for people in the affected area. And, when done with his vacation, he did visit the area. The visit also ...