More climate catastrophe: Venice isn't the only place in Italy battling record flooding. The same weather system has swamped vast areas in central and northern regions of the nation, sweeping away bridges and olive groves, driving scores of people...

Barack Obama, the US president, has declared a "major disaster" in New York state and freed up federal aid for those who lost homes or businesses, after "super storm" Sandy swept through the Eastern Seaboard. At least 15 people were reported to ha...

At the 2012 Republican National Convention back in August, Mitt Romney mocked President Obama for promising to "slow the rise of the oceans... and to heal the planet." But after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy -- thought to be the bigge...

Millions of people in the eastern United States have been affected by the giant storm Sandy that has caused flooded homes, fallen trees, widespread power outages and swamped New York City's subway system. At least 15 people were reported killed i...

Along the East Coast of the US, they're bracing for Hurricane Sandy which is on track to make landfall on Monday. New Jersey resident Don Hughes and others in Point Pleasant spent most of the day boarding up their homes. "I guess statistically the...

Vicious Hurricane Sandy has killed 41 people in the Caribbean. Now it could get even uglier as it's expected to join forces with a "normal" winter storm and a frigid brew from the Arctic to blast most of the US East Coast. 

Typhoon Vincente, the strongest storm to hit Hong Kong in a decade, forced hundreds to seek refuge in emergency shelters and left dozens in hospital. Local transportation systems were suspended and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange delayed opening afte...

From the video: Democracy Now! April 4, 2012

What happens during the first hours, days, weeks, and months following a major disaster? How does help arrive after a big earthquake, tsunami, flood, or storm? And how is aid money raised? AlertNet has the answers.

A state of national disaster has been declared in the Philippines. Flash floods triggered by Tropical Storm Washi have killed almost one thousand people, and the local government is preparing temporary communal tombs to house many of the bodies. ...