Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adrinda Kelly watched from New York as Hurricane Katrina swallowed her hometown of New Orleans in 2005. Floodwaters rose, ...

A new study conducted in Lake County, California—one of the most wildfire-affected regions in the country—has found that residents' anxiety and stress about climate change are associated with ...

The catastrophic flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country over the July 4 holiday weekend is a somber reminder that the United States is one of the world's most disaster-prone countries. "In 2023 ...

LOS ANGELES - New UCLA-led research suggests climate change and natural disasters are contributing to rising homelessness across the country, with researchers arguing that housing stability should be ...

A subtle change in how climate risk is communicated—mentioning a person's local area—can significantly increase attention to disaster preparedness messages, according to a new study by researchers at ...