It was the summer of 1975; the sky was gray, and there was some light rain. Michael McQuilken and his brothers had climbed to ...

It took Web entrepreneur and photography geek Derek Powazek about 24 hours to figure out a use for the incredibly strange photos of Sydney that he was seeing on Flickr. The Australian city was being ...

The world is on fire. Quite literally, much of the time. Predicting such disasters before they get out of hand — or better yet, before they happen — will be key to maintaining a reasonable quality of ...

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 ...

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 ...

When a natural disaster strikes, district leaders are immediately saddled with a long list of new tasks, the first of which is ensuring staff and students are safe. But the responsibilities don’t end ...

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts. Damage ...

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, from ...