One family's heartbreaking journey through Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Helene has emphasized a startling reality: nowhere in America offers true protection from increasingly severe weather events.

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 ...

In fall 2024, back-to-back hurricanes in the southeastern U.S. fueled online conspiracies, and FEMA officials faced harassment and even death threats. Hurricanes Helene and Milton swept several ...

The death toll from Afghanistan’s most devastating earthquake in years has risen past 1,400, with thousands more injured, as aid groups warned that rugged, mountainous terrain was slowing rescue ...

(LEX 18) — 2025 brought heartbreak and hope to Kentucky in equal measure, with devastating natural disasters, shocking criminal cases and inspiring acts of resilience shaping communities across the ...

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 ...

Children in flood-hit Welsh communities are so traumatized by repeated flooding that parents must close curtains and turn up TVs when it rains to prevent panic attacks, reported the BBC. Storm Bert ...

Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and ...

Preparedness for the future is nonnegotiable. As natural disasters become more frequent and more severe, their impact also becomes more widespread. Americans are feeling the effects of extreme weather ...