Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. The Los Angeles wildfires and severe spring thunderstorms are just ...

Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

Texas: A Disaster Magnet Where Fear Runs Deep Walking through any Texas neighborhood after a major weather event feels like ...

This year’s extreme weather disasters have wreaked so much destruction that they collectively eclipse the annual GDP of more than 100 countries and come close to New York City’s massive budget, the ...

Natural disasters can lead to anxiety, depression and PTSD, experts say. Central Texas is continuing to recover from devastating rains and "catastrophic" flooding that damaged homes and businesses and ...

Natural disasters impose significant direct and indirect economic losses that extend well beyond the immediate areas affected, precipitating widespread impacts on industrial sectors and interdependent ...

America’s endless natural-disaster blame game is thwarting answers to life-and-death questions over worsening extreme weather crises. Every time a hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, political ...

In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was to make disaster-risk reduction part of everyday thinking worldwide.

Senate Democrats are seeking to revive a database that had tracked billion-dollar climate and weather disasters for decades until the Trump administration retired it in May. The National Oceanic and ...

Natural disasters are on the rise in the United States, and it’s important to be prepared. Read on to learn how to build a comprehensive emergency kit, create an effective disaster plan, and stay ...