Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Edith Schaecher, center, and her daughter and granddaughter look at a photo album recovered from her tornado-damaged home in ...

both in areas touched by the terrorist attacks and across the country. In New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, technology companies donated both their products and their expertise to help with ...

When the ground shakes or the waters rise, we see humanity’s true strength. It’s like watching society’s immune system work hard. Some areas become heroes, while others fall into chaos. Hurricane ...

The storm stunned many by decimating communities far inland and long after landfall, hitting places rarely impacted by ...

After a disaster, population mental health generally improves, but an increase in mental health problems often follows, potentially peaking years later, according to a systematic review and ...

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.) aims to introduce legislation this fall that would establish an agency to investigate deadly weather events. Eric Sorensen has felt for years that the country could better ...

Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle East over one more nation supposedly trying to acquire them. While we consider the dangers of such ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – It can be difficult to process the impact and devastation of the recent Texas floods, no matter the age group. But with children, a certain sensitivity is necessary when talking about ...

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg issued the declaration on his last day in office Tuesday. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Eric Dietrich San Antonio and Bexar County issued a joint disaster declaration ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lori Hunter, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) Hurricanes, tornadoes ...