For example, if you are designing a building, it would be helpful to classify climate based on temperature and humidity in order to get a better understanding of likely air conditioning requirements ...

Plant hardiness zones are only a measure of the average extreme minimum temperature, and several other variables are at play ...

Los Angeles and other areas of California are at high risk of wildfires, but they're not alone. So are parts of Texas, ...

When severe weather hits western Washington, where you live can make a big difference in the impact to you and your family.

Before buying a house in a flood zone, it’s important to know the risks and costs involved — especially with the increase in ...

West Palm Beach-based filmmaker Katie Carpenter writes that, with all the holiday festivities, you may have missed FEMA’s new ...

The revised statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface are complete and final versions are now available on the Oregon Explorer website, the Oregon Department of Forestry ...

The world has watched in horror as fires continue to raze parts of Los Angeles, California. For those of us living in ...

Here's a look at locations in the United States that are in a fire-risk area, based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index: First Street Foundation, a climate nonprofit ...