To end the year, we looked back to the first half of 2025, when a series of deadly and destructive natural disasters slammed the commonwealth. This week's Sunday cover story focused on how Kentucky ...

An AI analysis of Google Street View images across 16 states shows that damaged buildings in poorer communities often remain vacant for years, while wealthier areas rebuild faster and better. After a ...

Cyclone Senyar was an unusually rare event for Sumatra, but the scale of destruction cannot be explained by weather alone. Decades of deforestation, mining, plantations, and peat drainage left ...

Architects are uniquely positioned to help people displaced by natural disasters. By Shigeru Ban Shigeru Ban is a Pritzker Prize-winning architect, humanitarian and educator. This personal reflection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding a place to call home where you don't have to constantly worry about natural disasters is a relief for many. Living in an ...

MAINE, USA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued natural disaster designations for much of Maine following months of severe drought, opening the door for farmers and other producers to apply ...

Kentucky state Sen. Robin Webb held up a thick black binder stuffed full of white paper. The binder, which she hefted in the air during a Nov. 21 meeting in Frankfort, contained the many ...

Asia remains the most exposed region globally to natural disaster losses that are not covered by insurance, according to recent industry research. The insurance protection gap in Asia has reached 82.8 ...