If you've ever wondered what it would be like to live through a storm surge engulfing your home, your roof being blown off in a tornado, or fleeing from devastating wildfires — you no longer have to.

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. When a ...

Yes, this was a mock aircraft disaster — but it's good to know that in the case of a true horrific scene, emergency crews from across the Space Coast are trained and ready for action. In this Photo of ...

Nashville residents are unfortunately all too familiar with natural disasters — from the once-in-a-lifetime floods that ...

When you watch a disaster movie, you know the ice storm/fire storm/exploding protons won’t be the only villain. The movie will also be sure to insert some greedy businessman or reckless military dude, ...

The increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters—including wildfires, hurricanes, floods, droughts, tornadoes, and extreme temperatures—poses significant challenges for all stakeholders in ...

While the impact of more frequent and costly weather disasters on the insurance industry is well known, the new report from climate risk analytics firm First Street highlights the growing risk to ...

I was scrolling through my feed yesterday when it happened again. Cat videos suddenly gave way to catastrophe alerts. That’s modern life – we’ve all become digital disaster detectives without even ...

A reporter, an L.A. native, has watched movies and TV destroy her hometown for years, but nothing can prepare someone for seeing real devastation. By Alexis Soloski I grew up in Los Angeles, first in ...