Disasters hurt the poor and vulnerable the most. More than one-third of the world’s poor live in multi-hazard zones, and low-income countries account for more than 70 percent of the world’s disaster ...

Whether a hydro-climatic hazard results in a flood or drought disaster depends on how society manages these risks. Flood and drought disasters impose a huge toll: Over the last two decades, at least 1 ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11-- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on understanding linked climate and weather hazards and the challenges to federal emergency ...