The deadliest severe weather phenomenon is something you might not realize: extreme heat. Eleni Myrivili, chief heat officer of the city of Athens, Greece, explains that extreme heat and heat waves are often overlooked because they're...

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The great Scottish comedian, Billy Connolly, said 'There’s no such thing as bad weather. Just the wrong clothes.'



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Each year, flooding kills around 100 Americans and displaces some 75,000 from their homes. And as sea levels rise, storms dump more and more rain, and dams and levees continue aging and increasingly failing, the cost of flooding is...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a sleeping monster lurking just off the Northwest coast of the United States. It extends 600 miles between Northern California and Vancouver B.C. and experiences a massive megathrust earthquake every 250...

What are the most important essentials you’ll need to comfortably survive a disaster? In this episode of Weathered, Maiya explains the basics of disaster prep and shows you what she keeps in her own go-bag and pantry. She also explains...

The video is a lesson on fire safety and prevention. It discusses the importance of having smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in the home, as well as creating and practicing an emergency escape plan. It also covers fire...

Strongest earthquake to hit Albania in decades topples buildings, kills at least six and injures dozens.

The deaths of Canadians Tammy Chen and Bilel Diffalah in Burkina Faso have raised questions about the safety of aid workers in the country and the preparedness of organizations to deal with the potential dangers

The prepper movement isn’t new, but recent climate disasters, civil unrest and the war in Ukraine have caused it to balloon. CBC’s David Common ventures into the world of prepping and uncovers a once-fringe movement going mainstream.

As the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are gathering animal samples, building viral surveillance networks and collaborating on potential vaccines.

A new report from the World Meteorological Organization says that weather disasters have become more frequent in the last 50 years, are causing seven times more damage, are having a larger economic impact and that climate change could...

Health Minister Patty Hajdu says she accepts all of the recommendations made by Auditor General Karen Hogan.

The World Health Organization says a global treaty should be crafted for future pandemic preparedness before the current coronavirus pandemic ends. But the U.S. and China were not part of the initial push for such a treaty.

The country has already established a system to deal with outbreaks such as measles, cholera and lassa fever. 

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Theresa Tam describes how she and her colleagues have been preparing for outbreaks like the novel coronavirus.

A tragic stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory celebrations at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium claimed 11 lives and injured 33 people. The BJP blamed the Congress-led Karnataka government, calling it a case of...

Cloud breach risks have more than doubled in less than five years.

Typhoon Usagi has flooded rural villages in the Philippines.

As the wildfire disaster in California unfolds, Australia is also in the peak of its summer bushfire season with the Climate Council warning carbon pollution is driving more intense fire seasons in both places.

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Through August, FEMA has issued 115 disaster declarations for 2024. (Scripps News)

Jun.15 -- Tener Veenema, a professor of nursing at Johns Hopkins University, says nurses around the country were not equipped to handle the coronavirus pandemic. She appears on "Bloomberg Markets." The Bloomberg School of Public Health...

Jun.21 -- Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC and Reeta Roy, President and CEO , Mastercard Foundation speak at the Qatar Economic Forum, powered by Bloomberg, with Zain Verjee, forum host and Executive Producer.

Feb.24 -- EU Health & Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides discusses the EU’s plan to help fight coronavirus.