Powerful hurricanes have shaped coastal communities for centuries, leaving behind destruction that can alter entire regions.

Aid groups are beginning to respond to the devastation wrought by the cyclone that hit Mynamar three days ago. Approximately 22,500 people are believed to have been killed and another 44,000 are still ...

From severe storms to tornadoes, natural disaster statistics reveal that disasters are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity. Over the past five years, the U.S. has experienced an ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Cyclone Gezani killed at least 36 people, injured more than 370 and destroyed almost 18,000 homes across Madagascar, authorities said Thursday. Madagascar's president ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A former Charleston resident is coordinating relief efforts in Sri Lanka after a cyclone killed 355 people and left even more missing over the weekend. Stephanie De Silva, ...

By morning, more than 300 people were dead and at least 54 pearl luggers, four schooners and countless smaller boats were ...

JAKARTA — Best known as the home of the world’s rarest great ape, the mountainous Batang Toru forest landscape on the island of Sumatra has become a test case for whether Indonesia can enforce ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Strong winds and powerful surf left a trail of devastation across Madagascar as Tropical Cyclone Gezani slammed the island Tuesday ...

World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) reporters visited Biyagama, a town in Gampaha District located about 20 km from Colombo, on December 7 to speak with survivors of flooding caused by Cyclone Ditwah.

The Townsville Local Disaster Management Group (TLDMG) is monitoring the developing Tropical Low 29U, currently located in the northern Coral ...

Madagascar 's disaster management office confirmed at least 59 deaths last week from Cyclone Gezani, the second tropical ...

As Cyclone Ditwah caused floods and landslides ravaging Sri Lanka, intensifying its economic and social crisis, the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has presented proposals to the Janatha Vimukthi ...