China's direct economic losses from natural disasters totalled 241.6 billion yuan ($34.7 billion) in 2025, with more than 700 ...

Behind flood and bushfire disasters is a less visible influence: changes in the planet’s water cycle. Rainfall and ...

Notably, 2025 was the first year in over a decade when the U.S. was not impacted by a major hurricane. Still, largely due to ...

The Trump administration does not even pretend to care about democracy, human rights, political refugees or victims of ...

Mayor Karen Bass discusses rebuilding efforts in the Palisades Fire zone and shares what she regrets about the disaster.

For every Spitfire, Mustang or Fw 190, there was a plane as terrible as these aeroplanes were fabulous. Considering the pace of technology and the dire global situation, it is hardly surprising that ...

I fear this post might make me feel a bit better by creating the illusion that I am writing something useful—being useful to others. But here goes. Writing on New Year’s Day 2026, I feel the need to ...

When examining climate disasters, it’s important to distinguish them from weather events unrelated to climate change and from ...

A line I get a lot is, “Being a movie critic must be the best job in the world.” You’d think! But Hollywood so often has other ideas. Even considering that there are always far more dogs released ...

Usually, home advantage gives the nations hosting a World Cup a big boost on the pitch, but that’s not always the case. While those playing host have ended the tournament as World Champions on six ...

HOUSTON – On July 4, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes, unleashing one of the worst natural disasters in Texas history and killing 135 people. In Kerr County, families lost homes, ...