A record-setting 21 thunderstorm events each caused at least $1 billion in damages, a sign that more people and property are ...

In the US last year there were 23 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, adding up to a total of $115 billion ...

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 ...

In this age of megastorms, visionary designers around the world are taking clever advantage of the chance to rethink what ...

Major disasters including tornadoes, extreme flash floods and even a hurricane have disrupted Tennessee schools in recent years. More than a dozen people, including teachers, students and parents, ...

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 ...

Americans may live with hurricanes on the coasts, blizzards in the North, and wildfires in the West. But one natural disaster still rises above the rest as the nation’s most feared, a new survey finds ...

It's only about $3 million short of what FEMA paid for January's catastrophic wildfires in southern California, which killed 31 people and burned around 40,000 acres, according to a Journal Sentinel ...

"It was completely sunny at headquarters. I didn't think that anything was it could have even happened," Angie Rodgers said. She's the executive director of the Scott County 911 Emergency Services ...

Finding a place to call home where you don't have to constantly worry about natural disasters is a relief for many. Living in an area that's less prone to such calamities can mean peace of mind and ...