Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday, but warned of a still "alarming" picture of extreme weather events likely driven by climate ...

People living in regions with lower scores on the Human Development Index face a substantially higher risk from climate-related disasters, even when these are not unusually severe. This is the key ...

Africa has recorded the world's fastest improvements in disaster resilience, a new major global study has revealed.

Dehradun: Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday said that climate change and anthropogenic factors have led to an increase in disasters worldwide, requiring a ...

Wildfire disasters worldwide are growing notably in frequency and cost, according to a new study, with nearly half of the most damaging events over the last 44 years occurring in just the past decade, ...

He said disaster risks were increasing worldwide due to climate change, making the situation particularly concerning for vulnerable countries such as Bangladesh.

From this summer’s intense wildfires to back-to-back earthquakes to a brewing Super El Niño, one thing is clear: The growing threat of natural disasters is hard to ignore. Supercharged by climate ...

International Day for Disaster Reduction promotes a global culture of risk awareness and disaster reduction by celebrating how people around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters. This ...

Most organizations have business continuity plans for emergencies that affect company headquarters and infrastructure. With the prevalence of remote work, IT leaders also need to plan for when ...