Scientists and global leaders revealed on Tuesday that the "Doomsday Clock" has been reset to the closest humanity has ever come to self-annihilation.

Natural disasters can be categorized as "acute" or "slow" in their onset. They are predictable because they cluster in geographic areas. Natural hazards are unpreventable and, for the most part ...

‘GLOBAL WARMING ATE MY HOMEWORK’ Hurricanes occupy nine of the top 10 spots on the "Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters" list. Cost estimates provided by NCEI are not precise ...

Natural disasters and severe weather cost the global economy $417 billion last year, including $154 billion for which insurers were on the hook, according to a new report. Last year was the ...

Global insured losses, meanwhile, climbed 15.1% to $145 billion. While it's impossible to predict the timing, location and losses from natural disasters, 2025 is not off to an encouraging start.