Clear-cutting forests can increase flood size and frequency for over 40 years, especially on moist, shady slopes.

NASA is set to reveal its collaborative Earth-observation mission with ISRO, named NISAR, which will provide a detailed three ...

Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency made an emergency declaration for devastating flooding in Ruidoso which ...

We’re all heartbroken over the horrific flooding and deaths in Central Texas on July 4. As the magnitude of the loss of life ...

We marvel at “miraculous survivors” like Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of last month’s Air India disaster. But ...

A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns ...

Bangladesh, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, is witnessing a troubling rise in lightning-related deaths.

After flooding caused wreckage across the Texas Hill Country, NASA’s Disaster Program resources were brought in to provide ...

People are more likely to support climate policies when they believe extreme weather disasters are caused by climate change.

Risk models can’t rely just on the past anymore. A team of geoscientists suggests new ways to forecast evolving hazards in ...

Together, the atmosphere, biosphere and the earth are constantly reshaping the conditions that cause natural disasters. For instance, earthquakes fracture rock and shake loose soil. Even if landslides ...