Chenxiao “Atlas” Guo developed a striking map showing the geographic range and frequency of natural disasters in the United States. The map beautifully communicates various risks that are more common ...

Homeowners in Louisiana are expected to face the highest financial losses from severe weather and natural hazards in the entire nation in an average year, according to a new study by Insurify, at an ...

(NEXSTAR) – Think you live in a safe neighborhood? An interactive map from the U.S. Census Bureau may change your mind about just how safe it is where you live. The map isn’t tracking things like ...

Using a simulated disaster scenario of a chemical accident on a highway near their school, Livonia High School students soon discovered how important geographic information systems and imaging science ...

Natural disasters are devastating events that have the potential to cause huge amounts of damage and loss of life. Globally, around 60,000 people die each year as a result of disasters such as ...

Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

Here are the types of extreme weather you may face — from tornadoes to floods to snow storms — and the officials who determine how severe it is and how financial assistance is distributed. Natural ...