Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

In today’s video, we rank the 10 States with the Most Extreme Weather — the places where the climate isn’t just unpredictable ...

Tornadoes, extreme floods and even a hurricane have disrupted Tennessee schools in recent years. Here's a closer look at the ...

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. When a ...