Natural Disasters

The bill's failure exemplifies the current political polarization in Congress as it continues to grapple with disaster relief legislation.

People scale a broken bridge, damaged during Cyclone Idai, to cross the Lucite River on March 26th, 2019, outside of Magaro, Mozambique.

Indonesians watch as rescue workers dig through rubble looking for victims of the recent flash floods on March 19th, 2019, in Sentani, West Papua province, Indonesia.

Timber company workers stand stranded on a damaged road on March 18th, 2019, at Charter Estate, in Chimanimani, eastern Zimbabwe, after Cyclone Idai ripped across Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

Researchers have found that the most tornado-prone region of the country is shifting east, but they can't say how much global warming is to blame.

A car damaged by debris from a building is seen in Havana, Cuba, on January 28th, 2019, after a rare and powerful tornado struck the city.

An EPA rollback of Obama-era water protections could be particularly harmful to places like Harris County, which is still recovering from Hurricane Harvey.

A view of Messina on December 28th, 1908, shortly after the terrible earthquake that destroyed two-thirds of the Italian town. There were 126,000 victims, more than 66,000 from the town itself.

Record-high temperatures continue to exacerbate fire, drought, and other negative weather patterns around the world.

The hot, dry winds turn drought-ridden areas of Southern California into a tinderbox in the fall.

The Woolsey and Camp Fires mark a continuation of unprecedented burning in California.

Popocatépetl, Mexico's largest active volcano, sits next to some major population hubs. With a major eruption forecasted within the next 100 years, will the public be ready?

The storm wiped out nearly a million acres of crops and caused $158 million in agricultural losses.

Worshipers attend Sunday service in the parking lot of Hiland Park Baptist Church on October 14th, 2018, in Panama City, Florida. The church building was damaged by Hurricane Michael.

Damaged buildings and a flooded street are seen after Hurricane Michael passed through the downtown area of Panama City, Florida, on October 10th, 2018.

A state of emergency has been declared in 35 counties in Florida.

The EPA takes another swipe at science, the Carolinas continue to feel the effects of Florence, and grizzlies get a reprieve in Yellowstone.

A new project reveals the extent of preventable deaths in the wake of the 2017 hurricane.

Scenes from the devastation—and snapshots of the individuals working to rebuild.

"Mass assault" may sound like a felony, but it's actually an exercise in mass healing.

Though the storm has passed, flooding and evacuations continue as rivers swell.

An accounting of the ongoing damages, from failing dams to coal-ash ponds.

Pacific Standard spoke with Blanca Cuevas, the director of a reproductive health non-profit based on the island.

People pay homage to earthquake victims in Mexico City on September 19th, 2018, on the anniversary of two deadly earthquakes.