Governor Bill Walker, I-Alaska, declared the state’s opioid epidemic a public health crisis, according to a report from KYUK. Through the disaster declaration, an estimated $4,058,316 from the state ...

Jan. 13 (Asia Today) --South Korea recorded 387 deaths tied to disasters in 2024, with a heatwave accounting for 108 fatalities, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Tuesday. The ministry ...

PARIS, France — Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path? Annual climate reports ...

In the chaos of natural disaster, tallying an accurate death toll is often difficult and sometimes not a priority. The aftermath of the Philippines typhoon has been no different, where initial ...

Actual deaths resulting from the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year may exceed the official count by hundreds, according to a new study published in JAMA. While the Los Angeles ...

Texas lawmakers are questioning Camp Mystic's fitness to continue operating after its medical officer admitted to never ...

Climate scientists say that human-driven global warming is bringing hotter summers, worse droughts, fiercer wildfires and other destructive weather events - Copyright ...

In the chaos of natural disaster, tallying an accurate death toll is often difficult and sometimes not a priority. The aftermath of the Philippines typhoon has been no different, where initial ...