The chart above uses available NOAA data to show a meteoric rise in catastrophic events, largely due to severe storms like ...

A popular database that tracked the nation's growing number of billion-dollar disasters is going away, in another of the ongoing changes at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The ...

Fires, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters ... your power company before disaster strikes. They may be able to put you on a priority restoration list. Plan where you’ll go.

Those are all options to harden a house against the most damaging effects of natural disasters, but they can come with steep costs. Sen. Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, and Sen.

In March, South Korea suffered its worst ever natural fire disaster, with nearly 30 people killed and historic temples incinerated. In keeping with natural disasters in Asia, click here for a ...