The world witnessed one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. The Fukushima Daiichi power plant disaster, triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami, caused a chain ...

In my weekly column for World Politics Review, I examine a new report from the UN’s Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, which warns that natural disasters are increasing in frequency and the world is ...

Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday, but warned of a still "alarming" picture of extreme weather events likely driven by climate ...