The declaration will make federal resources available to individuals seeking housing and home repairs and to governments and ...

The BriefKTVU Meteorologist Roberta Gonzales shares tips and insight on how to stay safe and informed during natural ...

Destruction from Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on October 1. NOAA reports the hurricane cost the US nearly $113 billion and was the costliest extreme weather disaster of 2022.

Even with good reporting, disaster databases only capture a fraction of the lives lost from natural hazards. While heat is the deadliest meteorological hazard in the U.S., many heat deaths occur ...

Nearly 1 in 3 Americans live in a county hit by a weather disaster in the past three months, according to a new Washington Post analysis of federal disaster declarations. On top of that, 64 ...

The World Meteorological Organization calculates that even just 24 hours advance notice of an approaching weather disaster can reduce damages by up to 30%.

Natural disasters with the fury of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina are “increasing and will become more frequent and severe,” said World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.

Disaster and weather officials affiliated with the UN claim this dramatic rise is due to global warming: The changing climate, they say, is making weather disasters stronger and more frequent.