Manmade or technological disasters are unpredictable, can spread across geographical boundaries, may be unpreventable, and may have limited physical damage but long-term effects. Some disasters in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably noticed that disasters seem to be getting weirder and more intense. Every time you turn on the news, there’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Disasters can happen anywhere at any time. Be prepared. fstop123 via Getty Images When disasters hit, they can mean days to weeks ...

It was another catastrophic year for weather disasters in the United States. The LA wildfires in January 2025 ‒ at $61.2 billion, the costliest fire outbreak in US history ‒ helped push the nation's ...

This is part one in a three-part series on risk mitigation and disaster recovery. Read part two here and part three here. Business leaders and risk managers should always be prepared for the worst. As ...

More and more people are building their homes in woodland settings in or near forests, rural areas, or remote mountain sites. As residential areas expand into relatively untouched wildlands, these ...