From tornadoes and hurricanes to wildfires and floods, weather and climate disasters cause billions of dollars in damage, on top of their steep human toll. Those costs could rise sharply in the years ...

Last year was the third-highest year on record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, according to new data from Climate Central. There were 23 such events in 2025, causing 276 fatalities ...

Climate disasters cost the world more than $120bn (£95bn) in 2025, with the true toll expected to be far higher as the deadliest events in poorer countries were largely uninsured and undercounted, a ...

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the largest oil and gas companies to pay for the recovery costs of ...

Last month, the World Economic Forum issued its long-running annual assessment of global risks, underscoring the dire state ...

Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel University and the University of Maryland suggests these climate events ...

Year two after disaster brings quiet exhaustion, “fire-brain,” and hard truths. What survivors and leaders need to sustain recovery when the media attention fades.

Between 2011 and 2024, Connecticut experienced 11 climate disasters, based on the 11 federal disaster declarations that were ...

From severe storms to tornadoes, natural disaster statistics reveal that disasters are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity. Over the past five years, the U.S. has experienced an ...

Lawmakers warn that these events now threaten the stability of the entire system, putting private insurers, the “insurer of ...