Climate change is affecting the hydrological cycle and increasing the frequency and intensity of storms. Over 90 per cent of “natural” disasters are weather-water-related, including drought and ...

A climate debt doom loop trapped Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa. Northeastern researchers propose lending and insurance ...

Climate change has made extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods more frequent and more likely in recent years, and the trend is expected to continue. These events have led to human and ...

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 ...

A study has found that climate change had contributed to the glacier collapse that unleashed devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border. More than 1,400 people were killed and thousands are missing ...

A new study shows that, despite fires, floods and record heat, most Australians do not change their behavior or beliefs in response to climate change—except in a narrow window following a disaster.

As the 2025 hurricane season begins June 1, Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research offers a wealth of data on how disasters and climate change are impacting Houstonians. This stat sheet ...

In an instant, families and communities across the United States and around the world are seeing their lives, homes, and belongings wiped out by extreme weather disasters. From hurricanes and ...