Climate change is turbocharging heat waves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events ...

WAYLAND, Ky. — Mayor Jerry Fultz steps out of his car and stands at the foot of the last road before the creek, where the specter of flooding is reshaping his hometown. A dog trots through fresh ...

Lundquist, an English professor at North Hennepin Community College in Minnesota, debuts with a wrenching account of the breakup of her marriage to a gay man. Lundquist met her Continue reading » ...

An AI analysis of Google Street View images across 16 states shows that damaged buildings in poorer communities often remain vacant for years, while wealthier areas rebuild faster and better. After a ...

Tennessee kids were deeply affected after tornadoes, floods and the remains of a hurricane devastated their schools and communities. Several of them shared what recovery process has been like for them ...

Major disasters including tornadoes, extreme flash floods and even a hurricane have disrupted Tennessee schools in recent years. More than a dozen people, including teachers, students and parents, ...

Architects are uniquely positioned to help people displaced by natural disasters. By Shigeru Ban Shigeru Ban is a Pritzker Prize-winning architect, humanitarian and educator. This personal reflection ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised the company will donate to relief efforts in Asia, after natural disasters hit Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. Less than a week after announcing its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding a place to call home where you don't have to constantly worry about natural disasters is a relief for many. Living in an ...

Kentucky state Sen. Robin Webb held up a thick black binder stuffed full of white paper. The binder, which she hefted in the air during a Nov. 21 meeting in Frankfort, contained the many ...