2010 was one of the deadliest years for natural disasters in the past two decades and unless better preparations are put in place now, many more disasters can be expected in years to come, the UN’s ...

The economic cost of natural and man-made disasters jumped threefold to $218 billion in 2010 from $68 billion the previous year, with earthquakes the main cause of death and destruction, insurer Swiss ...

Extreme weather in the United States brings with it a high price tag, according to a new federal report. In the last three decades, 99 weather disasters have caused a billion or more dollars in damage ...