Both natural and man-made disasters had about the same effect on people’s mental health, after controlling for other risk ...

Every year, millions of workers are injured or die on the job, imposing enormous human and economic costs. The socio-economic ...

Last year was the third-highest year on record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, according to new data from Climate Central. There were 23 such events in 2025, causing 276 fatalities ...

On Nov. 6, at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center​ in Spain, the Global Initiative on Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions will meet for the first time. The new United Nations initiative ...

Numerous quantitative and qualitative studies have documented the acute physical and mental health consequences of exposure to environmental pollutants and ...

Analyzing NOAA's billion-dollar weather disaster database, a UChicago-led study projects sharply rising costs driven by ...

Economic losses in the Asia Pacific region due to natural disasters soared to $65 billion in 2023, according to an Aon report. Of the total losses, only 9%, or $6 billion, were covered by insurance, ...

Co-authors John Mutter and Sonali Deraniyagala explain why an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to understand these connections.

Venus James loved living in Matlacha, Florida. The tiny island just outside Fort Myers was quirky, with artsy shops, fishing boats and just a few hundred homes. "You could walk from one end to the ...

Why it matters: The PETSAFE Act of 2026 — which stands for Providing Essential Temporary Shelter Assistance For Emergencies — ...