My friend told me he’s a doomsday prepper – should I become one too? - IN FOCUS: As the Doomsday Clock is set one second ...

Better disaster policy means protecting taxpayers, encouraging responsible development, and letting private individuals — not the government — decide whether to take on risk.

Grassroots projects to reunite people with their photos have sprung up in Asheville, North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene, and Altadena, California, following the Los Angeles wildfires.

The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.

Expat insurance experts at William Russell have ranked the safest countries in the world based on factors like crime rates ...

Canadian climate and fisheries experts are reeling after the Trump administration ordered researchers with the National ...

The United Nations said Monday it has suspended its humanitarian operations in the stronghold of Yemen's Houthi rebels after they detained eight more U.N. staffers, affecting the response to one of ...

Linda McMahon once described herself as an outsider stepping into the world of education, a business leader with an ...

We don’t need to reinvent the wheel and can dispense with unhelpful terms like ‘climate refugee’. Existing laws, applied ...

Some U.S. cities have faced nature’s worst disasters—hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and more. These 7 cities have been hit ...

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

the world’s largest religious gathering. Wednesday was a holy day in the six-week festival, which started on Jan. 13, and authorities were expecting a record 100 million devotees to engage in ...