When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the harm can continue to spread long afterward.

Getting aid to countries before the storm or drought hits is one response increasingly being used to limit the damage.

Roofs, windows and siding all affect how vulnerable a home is and how likely it is to survive a wildfire. So does what’s around it in the ‘home ignition zone.’

Even ‘climate havens’ face a riskier future, and infrastructure often isn’t built to handle climate change. But there are steps cities can take to prepare.

Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go.

Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go. It turns out, they don’t go far.

Research shows that coastal businesses’ hurricane recovery depends on workers being able to return.

Four reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters, and what communities can do about it.

Four reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters, and what communities can do about it.

The New Orleans region is likely to see a hurricane about every seven years and a major hurricane about every 20.