Natural Disasters

About 20 percent of large wildfires in North America now burn overnight because of drought conditions, straining firefighting resources

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster response fund could run out this summer. It dealt with a similar situation last year, which led to a slowdown in rebuilding projects

The Census Bureau found that among nearly 2.5 million people displaced last year in the U.S. by tornadoes, wildfires and hurricanes, socially vulnerable groups were more strongly represented

Emergency room visits and deaths can be heightened for weeks after a major extreme weather event, according to a new study

More than one million acres are burning in Texas after freezes, dry weather and winds

En Colombia han ardido más de 500 incendios, incluso en sus delicados y únicos humedales del altiplano, uno de los ecosistemas de más rápida evolución de la Tierra

More than 500 fires have burned across Colombia, including in its delicate and unique highland wetlands, one of the fastest evolving ecosystems on Earth

The strong El Niño pattern that made 2023 particularly hot is finally starting to weaken, which scientists expect will conclude by late spring. What does that mean for weather this year?

Residents of Grindavík hope hastily constructed walls of old volcanic rock will divert hot lava streaming from fissures in the ground beneath them

Wildfires have upended the insurance industry, in part because climate change is fueling bigger and more destructive blazes

Many states haven’t been able to keep their wildfire risk maps up to date, even as global warming increases the danger, because of funding constraints

Buying out and razing homes harmed by Hurricane Sandy boosted business development, jobs and property values in nearby neighborhoods