This week, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced his plans to overturn the “endangerment finding” for greenhouse gases, ...

• Economic impacts: The cost of natural disasters has skyrocketed, with U.S. billion-dollar disasters increasing from an average of 3.3 per year in the 1980s to over 17 annually from 2014-2023. [18] ...

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 ...

According to the database, there were 403 weather and climate disasters totally at least $1 billion in the United States since 1980, totaling more than $2.945 trillion. As of April 8, there had ...

Total losses from natural catastrophes, including those not covered by insurance, came in at $318 billion in 2024, the report said. That is up from $292 billion in 2023 and significantly above ...

Two U.S. senators introduced a bill Tuesday that aims to minimize damage to homes and communities from floods, wildfires and other natural disasters through a federal tax credit. The legislation ...

In Panama City, Fla., and Paradise, Calif., money poured in after natural disasters—squeezing some residents out. The dynamic is repeating across the U.S.

Damage from natural disasters can lead to long-term financial strain and disruption to municipalities as evidenced by: Decreased assessed value for property tax, Losses due to outflow of population, ...

Hurricanes account for $1.4 billion of the state's expected annual losses in an average year, according to Insurify, followed by river flooding, at $691 million. That includes approximately $99 ...