Let's be honest, most Americans don't think disaster will strike their neighborhood. Yet weather specialists have raised ...

Explore the science of polar vortexes, how trees survive freezing temperatures, and snowflake formation as the Adirondacks ...

At a joint legislative hearing, housing providers, insurance industry groups, consumer advocates, and state regulators ...

The combination of hurricane-force winds and drought-like conditions resulted in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in at ...

The origins: Opened in 1958 by a Holocaust survivor as an aerospace liquidation business and surplus store, the Sun Valley ...

The origins: Opened in 1958 by a Holocaust survivor as an aerospace liquidation business and surplus store, the Sun Valley ...

An oddly tracking and intensely wrapped-up low-pressure system made for an unforgettable “White Friday” for much of western Virginia 75 years ago.

Florida homeowners face strict permitting rules for many home additions, making compliance essential to avoid fines, delays, ...

A recent Transportation Department audit of Hurricane Sandy relief funds found $95 million in questionable costs and $2.9 ...

Andre Easton, a high school teacher campaigning for Democrat Ritchie Torres’ seat in the Bronx’s 15th Congressional District, ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

Hurricane Melissa was already one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean—and now scientists have confirmed a new way it neared superlative status. Newly released data show ...