Our presenters join in the festivities – adding the final touches to the Christmas tree, gathering mistletoe from the gardens, and helping trim the giant topiary Christmas pudding! We go behind ...

Criswell, the outgoing FEMA administrator, sits for an exit interview with ABC. Whether it is a hurricane, major tornado, wildfire or anything in between, disasters "don't discriminate" in where ...

For those who did want to contemplate it, the public reckoning follows a now-familiar, grim pattern: “Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage ...

The 50th anniversary of this disaster offers a crucial opportunity to reflect on how Cyclone Tracy not only reshaped Darwin but marked a turning point in Australia’s approach to disaster resilience.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Saturday that the Los Angeles-area wildfires will be one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history and called for an ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday he thinks the Los Angeles County wildfires will be the worst natural disaster in U.S. history “in terms of just the costs associated with it, in terms of ...

And when disaster strikes, that deficit can deepen and ongoing disparities can widen, said Crow, the University of Colorado Denver professor. Disaster recovery played heavily into the formation of ...

Scientists and emergency managers are trying to learn from disasters past. The amount of damage caused by billion-dollar disasters reached an unprecedented amount in 2024, and the total cost of ...

Indian authorities say they have moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste remaining more than 40 years after the world’s deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal. The waste ...

“It drew attention to how natural hazards can (become) disasters because of the number of people who are vulnerable, particularly in coastal settings throughout Southeast Asia,” said Professor ...