A new paper explains how doctors cared for patients without electricity, clean water, or power in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Data from satallites could help scientists build an app to warn us of wildfires half an hour before they hit.

New ball-shaped robots can fall from a helicopter and then get to work giving rescue workers info about disaster situations.

The period from 1808 to 1915 involved little to no understanding of tornadoes and the start of population growth in tornado-prone regions of the US.

FEMA sent nearly $100 million to areas hit by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but Puerto Rico received only $6 million after Hurricane Maria.

"During the Tōhoku earthquake, a lot of people escaped to higher ground, like the roof, but they didn't go high enough."

When bad things happen to good people, we help a little. When the opposite happens, however, we're more willing to let karma set things right.

In 2015, a major earthquake hit Nepal. A new model indicates that quake could've just been the beginning.

"They are the institutions in which we imbue our collective spirit and they have the best opportunity to reach people."

"[Natural disasters] are products of both an environmental impact and the social, political, and economic context in which the impact occurs."