Winter storms, tornado outbreaks and major hurricanes caused 24 disasters that have cost more than $1 billion each this year.

I swear, every family has a legendary tale of some horrible Thanksgiving cooking mishap, and in retrospect, they are almost always hilarious. So, I decided to ask members of our BuzzFeed Community ...

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But if there is a bird flu pandemic soon, it will be among the most foreseeable catastrophes in history. Devastating influenza pandemics arise throughout the ages because the virus is always ...

Insurance losses from natural catastrophes, such as floods and hurricanes, are on track to exceed $135bn this year, prompting calls from the world’s biggest insurers for more action to tackle climate ...

"By favouring the conditions leading to many of this year's catastrophes, climate change is also playing an increasing role," Grollimund said. The European Union's climate monitor Copernicus said ...

I guess the installer of this flexible metal conduit (FMC) figured securing and supporting the conduit was “optional.” I saw many runs of FMC simply strewn about the water pipes and other piping ...

The optimist finds hope in the most despairing situation. Trevor Schoonmaker is an optimist. “Even from a place of death and destruction, there’s this hope, and that’s central to the show ...