Nicole Sganga is CBS News' homeland security and justice correspondent. She is based in Washington, D.C., and reports for all shows and platforms. The move, known as Immediate Needs Funding, is ...

During President Trump’s second term, the disaster declarations that unlock money are taking longer than in the past. Blue states wait the longest and they hear ‘no’ more often. By Scott Dance and ...

We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around the world that was made more likely by human-caused climate change. Climate Matters is ...

From tornadoes and hurricanes to wildfires and floods, weather and climate disasters cause billions of dollars in damage, on top of their steep human toll. Those costs could rise sharply in the years ...

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It can be disorienting to watch the Paramount+ limited series “Little Disasters” so soon after the surprise breakout success of Peacock’s “All Her Fault,” because the two shows share so many story ...

This year’s extreme weather disasters have wreaked so much destruction that they collectively eclipse the annual GDP of more than 100 countries and come close to New York City’s massive budget, the ...

Hours after an Atlantic hurricane came for Appalachia, many residents of rolling, tree-lined western Asheville, North Carolina, had nothing to do and nowhere to go. More than 1,000 roads were closed, ...

President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening. By Scott Dance Life is inching back to normal in the town of Cave ...

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 ...

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 ...