Kathmandu: Four of the eight countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region experienced over 10 major disasters in 2025 with about 1.2 million people directly affected, ICIMOD said Thursday. The analysis ...

Following major disasters, reconstruction drives massive demand for cement, sand, timber, and steel, often equivalent to 10 ...

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said Trump is making sure federal tax dollars “are spent wisely to supplement state actions, not replace them,” during disasters. The Associated Press is an ...

The share of Redfin users clicking into the climate-risk section of home listings nearly doubled after the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires started burning. The same effect took hold in Florida during ...

The Covid-19 pandemic? Ancient history. The global aviation industry is on track to shatter the 10 billion flyers milestone — a soaring triumph. But 2025 will forever be scarred as the year of Air ...

A pair of House Democrats is asking a congressional watchdog to probe the Trump administration’s disaster declarations after ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Disaster victims get big tax benefits from federal disaster ...

In the United States, heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes—combined. Yet unlike these other extreme weather events, heat waves are not considered a major disaster under U.S.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Gov. Bill Lee has requested a Major Disaster Declaration to make federal assistance available for Tennesseans who were affected by the early April severe weather event. The ...