Waterways crested at record levels in several flooded small towns across Western Washington overnight, swamping roads and ...

Days of torrential rain in Washington state has caused historic floods, stranding families on rooftops and washing over ...

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

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

Tornadoes, extreme floods and even a hurricane have disrupted Tennessee schools in recent years. Here's a closer look at the ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Nearly $54 million has been invested in disaster relief programs established to help Iowans ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- About 1,500 homes were destroyed in the Milwaukee floods this summer. On Tuesday, state legislators introduced a bill to help establish a state funded emergency relief grant program.

AMES, Iowa – As extreme heat continues to be the leading cause of U.S. weather-related deaths – more than floods, tornadoes and hurricanes – researchers at Iowa State have developed a personalized ...