Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...

Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

Texas, Georgia and Illinois are the three worst states for natural disasters. Hawaii, Alaska and Maine are the three states with the fewest natural disasters. Natural disaster frequency and losses are ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. The Los Angeles wildfires and severe spring thunderstorms are just ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. A new study by DJC Law sought to identify the most dangerous ...

Nature provides us with all the essential things to lead a beautiful life. However, nature can also take everything away in a matter of seconds. In recent years, the world has seen a lot of natural ...

Displacement may seem like a distant thought for many, but as the climate becomes more volatile and unpredictable, a growing percentage of Americans are forced to flee their homes in the wake of ...

The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires — ongoing at the time of publication — have destroyed entire communities. Many have lost loved ones, homes, schools, churches, and neighborhoods. Entire social networks ...

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