Tornadoes, extreme floods and even a hurricane have disrupted Tennessee schools in recent years. Here's a closer look at the ...

A new study published in The Conversation reveals that hurricanes cost more than just the price of rebuilding. Groups who are displaced face a long road to recovery compounded by health complications.

A new study has found that individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to experience disaster-related home loss, and they are also more likely to develop functional limitations ...

This story was originally published by The Conversation. A week after Hurricane Sandy flooded New York City’s streets and subways in 2012, the city’s schools were back in business. But schools in ...

TULSA, Okla. — Hurricanes and other natural disasters take a toll on those in the path of destruction. That is especially true for first responders who see the worst of the worst when dealing with ...

The effects of natural disasters go well beyond casualties, property damage, and land and infrastructure losses. These events are causing mental health crises that can transform the most powerless ...

Wildfires that destroyed 16,000 houses and other structures in Southern California. Floods in the Midwest and South that upended lives. Continued reconstruction in North Carolina following last year’s ...

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a new tool to map the effects of natural disasters, even as federal agencies pull back on research about those events’ economic impact. The New York Fed ...

More than 57,000 families have been affected by the inclement weather brought by the combined effects of former Tropical ...

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