Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... President Donald Trump denied two disaster declaration requests from Colorado that would have allowed the state to receive federal assistance — a move the ...

Natural disasters caused $220bn in global economic losses in 2025, according to projections by reinsurer Swiss Re. The company, which insures insurance companies, issued its preliminary estimate for ...

Based on the book by Sarah Vaughan, this six-part limited series focuses on four couples whose relationships are complicated by the hospitalization of one of their kids. By Daniel Fienberg Chief ...

Hours after an Atlantic hurricane came for Appalachia, many residents of rolling, tree-lined western Asheville, North Carolina, had nothing to do and nowhere to go. More than 1,000 roads were closed, ...

President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening. By Scott Dance Life is inching back to normal in the town of Cave ...

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 ...

Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. The Los Angeles wildfires and severe spring thunderstorms are just ...

Weather disasters in the first half of this year have cost the United States $93 billion in damage, according to a report released Tuesday by a German multinational insurance company. The analysis by ...

Legislation passed by Congress will allow the IRS to grant tax relief when a governor declares either a disaster or state emergency rather than waiting for a federal disaster declaration, which may ...

Natural disasters can lead to anxiety, depression and PTSD, experts say. Central Texas is continuing to recover from devastating rains and "catastrophic" flooding that damaged homes and businesses and ...

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 ...