Maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can now show you whether the area you live in is at high risk from natural disasters and hazards. Created after U.S President Joe Biden signed ...

A new map plotting deaths resulting from forces of nature reveals where Mother Nature is most likely to kill you. People living in the South along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts have a higher likelihood ...

Natural hazards are naturally occurring physical phenomena that can adversely affect humans, infrastructure, and society. Human activity can alleviate or exacerbate the impacts of these events. In the ...

More than half of the structures in the contiguous United States are exposed to potentially devastating natural hazards such as floods, tornadoes and wildfires. Increasing temperatures and ...

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards local residents face far into the future.