PARIS, France — Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme ...

The costliest disasters were hailstorms, tornadoes and high winds … Chemicals used in plastics linked to higher death risks … Black, Hispanic children more likely to live in poverty … and more.

S. Korea recorded 387 deaths tied to disasters in 2024, with a heatwave accounting for 108 fatalities, the Ministry of the ...

Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the death toll from the ecological disaster in Sumatra ...

Flooding and landslides that were triggered by torrential rains have continued to paralyze parts of Java and disrupt traffic ...

Smoke choked the Los Angeles skyline in January 2025 as wildfires ravaged neighborhoods, sirens blared under urgent evacuation orders, and entire blocks turned to ash in days. This scene marked the ...

ST. ELIZABETH PARISH, Jamaica – It’s been nearly a week since Hurricane Melissa made its first catastrophic landfall in Jamaica, and the death toll is continuing to rise as crews continue recovery ...

Mobility challenges, medical needs and failed alerts left many older residents trapped when flames spread and smoke billowed as the Eaton and Palisades fires tore through Southern California last year ...

BNPB said 141 people remain missing, while the total number of evacuees across three affected provinces has reached 131,500.