Kerala declares tidal flooding a State-specific disaster due to severe impacts on coastal communities, marking a historic first in India.

Every year, millions of workers are injured or die on the job, imposing enormous human and economic costs. The socio-economic ...

Co-authors John Mutter and Sonali Deraniyagala explain why an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to understand these connections.

For the first time, a comprehensive Incident Command System is being institutionalized – An Annual Wildfire Season Report ...

Analyzing NOAA's billion-dollar weather disaster database, a UChicago-led study projects sharply rising costs driven by ...

Smith: “The frequency of these billion-dollar disasters has changed from about once every 82 days to once every roughly two weeks over the last 10 years.” Adam Smith at the nonprofit Climate Central ...

The field of disaster management is increasingly recognizing the importance of incorporating justice into the study of ...

The semi-aquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, was discovered by an international team of scientists working in Niger.

The extreme weather events and resulting destruction that have hit New Zealand this summer are not only signs of a changing climate. They also highlight the now indispensable role of remote sensing ...

A new study shows hot, dry and windy weather that fuels extreme wildfires has nearly tripled worldwide in 45 years.

Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heatwaves, bushfires, two major droughts and even flash flooding. While ...