Fissure 8 continues to erupt vigorously June 10, 2018, with lava streaming through a channel that reaches the ocean at Kapoho Bay. (USGS photo) Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific-area territories had a ...

Lava fire flares up as it flows down dirt road, a result of the 2014 Kilauea Volcano eruption and lava flow. (Kelly Hudson/FEMA) The Department of Justice established the National Center for Disaster ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From floods to extreme heat, 10 of the worst climate-linked disasters in 2018 caused at least $84.8 billion worth of damage, said a study released by the charity ...

Losses from natural and man-made disasters are estimated to total $155 billion (136 billion euros) this year, down sharply from a hurricane-plagued 2017, the reinsurance giant Swiss Re said Tuesday.

Handling disasters and emergencies was a prime topic last week when the National Governors Association held a three-day seminar in Colorado that most of the nation’s 19 governors-elect attended. “As ...

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 16-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - West Virginia Field Office issued the following news release: Agricultural producers affected by ...

Climate change-induced disasters cost nations at least $100 billion in 2018, a watchdog said Thursday, warning the spate of deadly wildfires, floods and superstorms was "a shadow" of things to come if ...

Chief Justice John Roberts released his year-end report on the federal judiciary tonight. In 2016, Roberts used the report to pay homage to what he regarded as the unsung hero of the federal judiciary ...

TOLLAND, Connecticut, Sept. 25-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Connecticut Field Office issued the following news release: Agricultural producers affected by natural ...