Investing in resilient infrastructure could cut GDP losses from disasters by half between now and 2050, according to new ...

Disasters in California, Hawaii and the Southeast are spurring growth in both industries as owners of ravaged properties grow increasingly open to alternative rebuilding methods that could save time ...

Architects are uniquely positioned to help people displaced by natural disasters. This personal reflection is part of a ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Natural disasters across the country are increasing. In 2021, there were 20 different natural disasters, each one causing at least $1 billion in damages. A report from the United ...

This week’s Business of Giving guest is Elizabeth Hausler, CEO of Build Change. The nonprofit works with people in emerging nations to build houses and schools that can withstand a natural disaster.

Camp Mystic, the private summer camp that now symbolizes the deadly Central Texas floods, sat on a tract of land known to be at high risk for a devastating flood. Nearly 1.3 million Texas homes are ...

In Pakistan, the Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project (SFERP) has improved flood protection for 2.3 million people (almost half of whom are women) after the devastating 2022 floods; repaired ...

As the number and ferocity of hurricanes, fires, and other disasters increases, so too does the number of people forced from their homes. Some 3.2 million people were displaced by disasters in 2022, ...

Here is a climate finance riddle. Why are insurance companies posting record profits even as climate-related losses from natural disasters reach historic highs? Despite a $182 billion price tag for ...

On a quiet street near the marsh in Charleston, South Carolina’s Rosemont neighborhood, Luvenia Brown watches the weather reports more than she used to. She’s lost lawn mowers, bikes and outdoor ...