While attention typically focuses on the damage done to homes or infrastructure, research shows these events are taking a ...

The region has already faced devastating disasters triggered by extreme weather in the past month, including 29 floods and seven landslides.

Emergency shelters can take hours, or days, to construct. This foldable origami-inspired shelter can be set up in a matter of ...

As home insurance gets more costly and availability drops in California and Florida, experts debate whether a national system could solve the crisis.

Such situations have become more common as human-caused climate change continues to intensify extreme weather. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... But there may be ways for ...

A group of Republican attorneys general is suing New York over a state law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for extreme ...

The University of KZN and UK scientists are developing a high-tech system that will warn about heavy rainfall and floods ...

Extreme Weather Survivors is a new group offering free bilingual support to people affected by heat waves, storms, and other weather disasters.

Extreme weather and climate disasters pose particular dangers for patients with chronic kidney disease who are dependent on dialysis.Whether they need to leave their home, patients may experience ...

As the risk of natural disasters grows, high-performance computing stands as a frontline defense, transforming raw data into ...

What can local leaders in LA and in other communities in the US and around the world do in the wake of these extreme events ...