Natural disasters triggered by abnormal weather invariably result in huge short-term economic losses. But Toya Hideki, a professor at Nagoya City University, points out that from a long-term ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- As devastating natural disasters grow more common due to climate change, financial authorities from various nations want more individuals covered worldwide to lessen economic losses, as one ...

Although $244 billion in total global losses for natural disasters in 2025 is lower than the 10-year average, insured losses ...

ZURICH, Switzerland - Global economic losses from natural disasters are projected to have dropped by 33 percent to $220 billion in 2025, despite the damage wrought by the Los Angeles wildfires, ...

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, typhoons, and hurricanes inflict serious damage and so seem to be bad for the economy. For firms, natural disasters destroy tangible assets such as ...

You’ve probably noticed that disasters seem to be getting weirder and more intense. Every time you turn on the news, there’s another earthquake, hurricane, or wildfire that seems worse than the last.

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, and floods, and man-made disasters, such as wars and economic crises, significantly affect the lives of every individual and society in ...

Countries with the most natural disasters: Phil O'Keefe, a well-known expert on disaster management, said, "There are no natural disasters, only man-made vulnerabilities." This strong quote brings to ...

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 ...

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 ...