The cost of lost economic activity because of natural disasters in 2025 has been estimated at $2.2 billion, after Treasury analysed the impacts of Cyclone Alfred and floods across NSW and Queensland.

Mother Nature was not kind to Planet Earth this year. Disaster after disaster struck, with some countries experiencing their first-ever cyclone and others experiencing landslides, flooding or volcanic ...

A week after Hurricane Sandy flooded New York City’s streets and subways in 2012, the city’s schools were back in business. But schools in rural North Carolina did not reopen until almost a month ...

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 ...