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This study aimed to document and analyze the 30 large fres (affecting over 100 hectares) of 2021 using remote sensing and GIS techniques.

More than two-thirds of workers have been exposed to excessive heat while doing their jobs, according to a new U.N. report, but few countries have taken steps to protect them as climate change makes heatwaves more frequent and intense.

Spring is tornado season in the U.S., but the tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa were quite a bit farther north and east of what would be typical for tornadoes in late April, when tornado activity is more common in Oklahoma and Texas.

As drought becomes a more regular occurrence, a new study looks at the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation’s preeminent drought classifier, to see how it has reflected climate change since 2000.

Last year's snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above, a new study found.

This paper identifies flooding patterns within the James River Basin based strictly on flood frequency and causative weather events.

In this publication, researchers exploit the km-scale convection-permitting multi-model ensemble, generated within the FPS Convection project, to provide a new understanding of the changes in local precipitation extremes and related uncertainties.

To achieve the goal of the Sendai Framework of reducing global disaster risks and losses, the theme of the IDDRR 2024, which falls on 13 October, will be on the role of education in protecting and empowering youth for a disaster-free future.