A string of recent natural disasters has increased awareness of the dangers, yet nearly one-third of Americans haven’t taken financial steps to prepare for a natural disaster, and less than one-third ...

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Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

California homeowners whose homes were destroyed in a recent natural disaster — including the San Diego floods in January 2024 — could get some relief from a new state program launching this month.

The first warning of impending disaster some Texas Hill Country residents received came in the form of rushing water, strange noises from passing debris and the screams of victims swept down a raging ...

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Heatwaves ranked even lower on the list of scariest disasters, a distant seventh place with just 6% of the vote. An ...