Over the years, few genres have brought moviegoers to theaters and packed auditoriums quite like the disaster film. For pretty much the entire existence of cinema, movies like Airport, Independence ...

Twenty-one dead, 150 injured and one neighborhood devastated, all because of delicious molasses. The Great Molasses Flood, also known as the Boston Molasses Disaster, took place almost 100 years ago, ...

Texas, Georgia and Illinois are the three worst states for natural disasters. Hawaii, Alaska and Maine are the three states with the fewest natural disasters. Natural disaster frequency and losses are ...

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 ...

The acceleration of extreme climate and weather disasters in the United States has wrought a death toll thousands deep while inflicting billions in economic losses over the past four decades, and data ...

After one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, Philip Raya, his wife and two young children drove through the wreckage of Lahaina – looking at bodies and the ashes of the town they once called ...

For homeowners in coastal regions, hurricanes pose a significant threat. These powerful storms can bring devastating winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surges that can flood entire neighborhoods.

There seems to be headlines about floods, wildfires, or hurricanes every week. Scientists say this might be the new normal — that climate change is making natural disasters more and more common.

Here are the types of extreme weather you may face — from tornadoes to floods to snow storms — and the officials who determine how severe it is and how financial assistance is distributed. Natural ...