Texas: A Disaster Magnet Where Fear Runs Deep Walking through any Texas neighborhood after a major weather event feels like ...

Washington is under a state of emergency and evacuation orders are in place for tens of thousands of residents. Gov. Bob ...

Rescue workers in Indonesia are struggling to reach victims in several devastated areas that were hit by an earthquake and ...

Natural Hazards: Local, National, Global. Edited by Gilbert F. White — In 1967 a group of geographers in the US and Canada initiated a study of the human and social responses to natural hazards in ...

Heavy rain continued to fall over parts of the state Thursday morning, prompting road closures, water rescues and suspension ...

Washington state was under a state of emergency Thursday from a barrage of torrential rain that has sent rivers flowing over ...

Indonesia and Sri Lanka hit hardest as climate change-boosted monsoon flooding wreaks havoc across Southeast Asian nations.

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra near Aceh on Thursday, hitting Simeulue Island at a depth of 25 km. No damage or tsunami threat was reported by USGS or the Indian Ocean warning ...

HANOI, Vietnam — Heavy rain swept central Vietnam on Monday, triggering landslides and floods, killing at least seven, injuring dozens and stranding thousands. The deluges have wreaked widespread ...

In a ceremony rich with tradition to match the historic significance of the second oldest Catholic diocese in the nation, Coadjutor Archbishop James Checchio was officially welcomed as successor to ...

Finding a place to call home where you don't have to constantly worry about natural disasters is a relief for many. Living in an area that's less prone to such calamities can mean peace of mind and ...

Severe weather, including snow, fog, and tornadoes, is expected to disrupt Thanksgiving travel across the U.S. A record 82 million people are anticipated to travel for the holiday, potentially leading ...