Mother Nature continues to strike Western Kentucky, but in that nightmare, a partnership has grown. Leaders in three different counties are now sharing how they’re working together to lead their ...

The United States has been hit by natural disasters of all kinds and struck by countless deadly events, including accidents ...

According to the Daily Observer, Bangladesh is on the World Bank's Food Inflation Index Red List, and has been for two years ...

Federal Fallout is a Tribune-Democrat news series addressing the potential local impact of funding cuts. SOMERSET, Pa. – In the coming months, a review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

As extreme weather becomes more frequent in Australia under climate change, so too will attempts to document it – at a risk ...

Malawi’s experience of the strongest cyclone ever in 2023 shows that communities, government, and donor agencies must plan ...

Census data for 2023 and 2024 consistently showed that socially vulnerable groups reported being displaced from their homes ...

The chart above uses available NOAA data to show a meteoric rise in catastrophic events, largely due to severe storms like ...

(THE CONVERSATION) People often think of disasters as great equalizers. After all, a tornado, wildfire or hurricane doesn’t discriminate against those in its path. But the consequences for those ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

With climate change causing more of these disasters every year, it's imperative to understand their economic impact and how to prepare for them. For example, the number of billion-dollar disasters ...