More than 400 disasters afflicted the region between 1950 and 2012, including 267 tropical cyclones (usually hurricanes) and 113 floods. On average there is a 14 percent probability that a Caribbean ...

Natural disasters have shaped our planet and human history in profound ways. As weather patterns shift and populations grow, ...

As natural disasters ... several Caribbean countries joined up in a risk pool, which was able to provide fast liquidity after cyclones or hurricanes. This success in the Caribbean led to new ...

Natural disasters have a way of humbling humanity, showing us just how powerful nature can be. These events can cause ...

On September 15, 1926, the National Weather Bureau issued warnings of three large tropical storms building in the Caribbean ... Miami's hurricane was considered the country's greatest natural ...

So when the hurricane hit—with the area's natural buffers mostly gone—the resulting flooding overwhelmed the city's elaborate man-made defenses, leading to the worst natural disaster to hit ...

First it was Harvey. Then Irma. Now, as we begin the Jewish new year, a series of natural disasters are taking their toll on millions of people, here in the United States, in the Caribbean and in ...