For many people living across various regions of the world, the fear of natural disasters has reached levels that far exceed the actual statistical risk they face. S. adults overall are "somewhat" or ...

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 ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. The Los Angeles wildfires and severe spring thunderstorms are just ...

Natural disasters like fires and floods put financial and emotional strain on affected residents. Property data firm CoreLogic identified the US areas with the lowest risk from natural disasters. The ...

In a geographically diverse and dynamic country like the US, natural disasters occur with varying levels of frequency and intensity These are the 10 states least affected by natural disasters: 10.

Editor’s note: “Behind the News“ is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. The ...

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts. Damage ...

America’s endless natural-disaster blame game is thwarting answers to life-and-death questions over worsening extreme weather crises. Every time a hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, political ...

Natural disasters can lead to anxiety, depression and PTSD, experts say. Central Texas is continuing to recover from devastating rains and "catastrophic" flooding that damaged homes and businesses and ...

Early in his second administration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing state and local governments to "play a more active and significant role" in preparing for natural ...

Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Wednesday. Swiss Re, which serves as an ...