NOAA has announced steps that will limit the availability of weather tracking and analysis in the wake of federal budget cuts ...

Natural disasters are catastrophic events that occur as a result of natural processes of the Earth. They include phenomena such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and volcanic eruptions.

Natural Disasters' Impact on Fundraising Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, discusses concerns that recent natural disasters will affect long-term fundraising efforts.

The federal government can create a market in debt for mortgages or it can provide insurance in areas where people already ...

Natural disasters had a financial impact on 20% of Americans in 2024, according to data collected by the Federal Reserve. Thankfully, ...

The impact of disaster is often discussed in the hard costs—the millions of dollars typically needed to recover and rebuild. But disasters also take a toll on communities and workers.

Natural disasters are zero-sum, where economic gains from reconstruction equal the losses brought on by the disaster itself. They don’t amount to growth as much as replacement.

But overall, natural disasters usually don’t have a large impact on U.S. GDP, with the exception of Hurricane Katrina, according to a research briefing from the economic advisory firm Oxford ...

The psychological impact of natural disasters on residents represents one of the most significant yet often overlooked consequences of these events. In the first year following a disaster, ...

Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, discusses concerns that recent natural disasters will affect long-term fundraising efforts. Many charities not involved in the relief ...