Markets have short memories. Disaster premiums peak when emotions run high and uncertainty clouds forecasts. Each passing day ...

This follows a period of harsh frost that stifled fruit and cereal growth in spring. The Turkish Statistical Institute ...

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.) aims to introduce legislation this fall that would establish an agency to investigate deadly ...

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 ...

India's government has unveiled three major technology platforms, including satellite technology, as part of its new disaster ...

BMKG found that Bali floods were also triggered by a mix of hydrometeorological factors and inadequate environmental and ...

As extreme weather events become more frequent and destructive, the importance of being prepared for emergencies has never ...

This month's horrific flooding in Texas Hill Country, which killed at least 135 people when the Guadalupe River rose to unprecedented heights — at unprecedented speed — is the latest example of ...

(The Center Square) — U.S. senators from Arizona and Nevada have introduced legislation declaring extreme heat a major disaster. The Extreme Heat Emergency Act from Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, 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 ...

Gerontologist Macie P. Smith reveals the health complications seniors may face due to extreme heat, as well as risks to look out for and solutions for caretakers to implement.