The simple gable roof house is still standing after wildfire teared through the neighbourhood. Keep Reading

For insurers, it’s simply becoming too expensive to do business in California. That will have ripple effects on the cost of insurance around the globe. Keep Reading

Regional council chairman Doug Leeder said the cases raised issues across the local government sector in terms with how they deal with natural disasters. Keep Reading

First Person - RNZ Pacific reporter, Iliesa Tora, reflects on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption, saying people need to take tsunami warnings seriously. Keep Reading

While the exact causes of the ongoing LA fires are still under investigation, there is no doubt that California's climate exacerbated them. Keep Reading

As the death toll rises from LA's wildfires, experts say New Zealand is set to get more flammable, and make it harder for some to get insurance. Keep Reading

A University of Canterbury student who saw his neighbour's house burn down in a wildfire has been part of a research project aiming to protect rural homes from future blazes. Keep Reading

These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in California that started on Jan. 7. Keep Reading

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted President-elect Donald Trump’s response to the California wildfires in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” recorded Saturday, saying, “Mis- and disinformation I don’t think advantages or aids any of us.” Keep Reading

Satellite images show the extent of devastation from multiple wildfires burning in Los Angeles County. The fires have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of structures. Keep Reading

The blazes are the result of a combination of suburban sprawl in fire-prone areas, fierce Santa Ana winds, dry conditions fueled by climate change and the limits of firefighting. Keep Reading

Floods and devastating storms gave way to heatwaves in a year that broke all previous temperature records, according to international climate agency Copernicus.  Keep Reading

UXOs contaminate the Pacific but there's little clean-up funding despite hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on new defense infrastructure. Keep Reading

As wildfires raged across Los Angeles, it took just days for another disaster to rear its head — the city seemed to be running out of water to fight them. Keep Reading

Massive wildfires are tearing across the Los Angeles area with devastating force. Keep Reading

A scientist explains the role of climate change, infrastructure, power lines—and goats. Keep Reading

Traditional physical flood models are computationally intensive and take up to 24 hours to run, limiting their utility in rapidly evolving flood scenarios. An AI model developed by NIWA runs in 1-2 minutes, providing near-instantaneous flood impact forecasts. Using the 2021 Buller River flood as … Keep Reading

While The Front Page is on its summer break, we are revisiting some of the biggest news stories from 2024. New episodes return on January 13th. A... Keep Reading

People in Vanuatu applaud its latest show of resilience following a deadly magnitude-7.3 earthquake, but they say it can't respond to its cascading natural disasters alone. Keep Reading

Since Vanuatu’s first earthquake was at a magnitude over 7, we would expect to see more aftershocks to come, at declining strengths and frequency – in a pattern that can last weeks to months. Keep Reading

Anyone wanting to buy or rent a home is encouraged to look at all available natural hazards information in this time of increasing climate uncertainty. Keep Reading

Over 2.5 million cubic metres of silt has been collected from across Hawke’s Bay as the Silt Recovery Taskforce completes its recovery work. Keep Reading

A unique river portrait and a humorous moment with bubbles are some of the award-winning images taken by NIWA staff this year. Keep Reading

Alaska Volcano Observatory has raised its alert status after an increase in pronounced seismic activity, and a ground deformation was spotted. Keep Reading

Auckland Council is identifying more homes with a serious risk to life from future flooding and landslides Keep Reading