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 ...

Category four system strikes Far North Queensland coast as insurers mobilise disaster response teams and cyclone reinsurance ...

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, ...

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 153, with another 191 ...

Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday, but warned of a still "alarming" picture of extreme weather events likely driven by climate ...

The WSWS spoke with survivors of Cyclone Ditwah, which has unleashed the worst humanitarian disaster in Sri Lanka in decades. Striking on November 27 before moving into India, the cyclone has left ...

The year 2025 saw multiple catastrophic natural disasters that led to large-scale devastation and loss of life across the country. From floods in Punjab that damaged thousands of homes and caused ...

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 ...

As ADF members begin cleaning up flood-ravaged Katherine, commanders are now also evacuating residents standing in the path ...

Yellow and muddied water covered the rice paddies, fields and villages. The enchanting tea hills have vanished, swept away by mudslides. Sri Lanka, often called the pearl of the Indian Ocean, was ...