Flooding in urban areas is one of the most significant and impactful natural hazards, with recent deadly disasters underscoring its global importance.

That’s imprudent, because the Arctic’s climate is changing more rapidly than anywhere on Earth. Such rapid warming further ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

North Queensland has a history of significant flood events, including one in 2019 that resulted in more than $1 billion in insured losses. Research indicated that proactive planning, improved ...

Accidents, and other road mishaps have been reported, despite the sun gradually warming the surface to help de-ice throughout The Natural State.

A herd of goats is helping clean up the city's overgrowth, reducing fire risks and leaving behind natural fertilizer — an ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Since Donald Trump regained the presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that the U.S. will control the island, currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, and if ...

Callie Smith and Ken Runkle of AEC were on hand Feb. 13 for the public forum meeting for the Iroquois County Natural Hazards ...

Too many homes will remain vulnerable to climate-related extreme weather events unless there is better coordinated housing ...

Countries around the world have experienced an uptick in natural disasters and home insurance costs, but each country has ...

vulnerabilities and the relationship to other hazards as part of a formula to rank several natural and man-caused disasters. While no out-of-control forest fires have occurred in Monroe County in ...

pelicun is a Python package that provides tools for assessment of damage and losses due to natural hazard events. It uses a stochastic damage and loss model that is an extension of the high-resolution ...