Rather than becoming acclimated to repeated exposure to disasters, victims' responses to subsequent hurricanes keep getting worse.

"...environmental changes caused by humans are signaling more and quicker rainfall, which have direct consequences for coastal communities...”

Personal experience with natural disasters affects how people feel about protective policies like flood insurance and power shutoffs.

People who've been through repeat disasters show reduced mental health. It's the "reverse of the adage 'what does not kill you makes you stronger.'"

"The 21st century's tropical cyclones will likely occur over a wider range of latitudes than has been the case on Earth for the last 3 million years."

Storms that change the landscape on barrier islands may devastate human infrastructure, but they can also create opportunities for wildlife to thrive.

Some people may oppose disaster preparedness spending because it "only seems worthwhile to those personally affected by extreme weather events."

"About 30% of the surface water sites we tested had levels of bacteria that would have made those waters unsafe for swimming."

Soundscapes of coral reef ecosystems can recover quickly from severe weather events such as Hurricane Irma in 2017, according to a new study.

Hurricane Irma killed many more people in nursing homes in Florida than officials counted, report researchers.