Arctic Indigenous communities are fighting to preserve their culture in the face of the climate crisis.
Animals are big producers of greenhouse gases. One solution to make them more environmentally friendly: Leave less behind.
New technology like instant Wi-Fi networks and body monitoring sensors are helping first responders in the field save lives.
Hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires can knock out phone network service right when we need it most.
Space science has given us cordless drills and Tempur-pedic mattresses, but other innovations from orbit could soon save lives.
Fire-predicting software can project how a fire could spread -- while it's still burning.
From drones to flying go-carts to million-dollar command centers, natural disaster response vehicles keep things running so first responders can save lives.
A technology used to listen for nuclear bomb tests could be the key to more effective warnings for those in the path of a tornado.
Keep the portrait of your great-grandmother and your dad's dorky high school yearbook photo safe for future generations with one of these apps or services.
Check out our favorite lantern-style, baton and hands-free flashlights.
An ounce of digital prevention can spare you weeks of headaches if your personal identification papers are lost following a wildfire or other disaster.
Arctic Indigenous communities are fighting to preserve their culture in the face of the climate crisis.
New technology like instant Wi-Fi networks and body monitoring sensors are helping first responders in the field save more lives.
Hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires can knock out phone network service right when we need it most.
Fire-predicting software can project how a fire could spread, even while it's still burning.
A type of technology used to listen for nuclear bomb tests could be the key to more effective warnings for those in the path of a tornado.
At his Sydney restaurant chef Josh Niland's goal is to waste as little food as possible. He butchers a fish to show us how.
Health coach Ashleigh VanHouten makes it easy to cook with offal at home.
Three chefs explain how eating offal, an animal's internal organs, is both delicious and sustainable.
Animals are big producers of greenhouse gases. One solution to make them more environmentally friendly: Leave less behind.
After a gargantuan flood ravaged the iconic city in 1966, officials began working on a defense system. It may finally be ready.
Fires. Floods. Hurricanes. Disease. The world has always faced these challenges, but as the climate changes, some disasters are becoming more frequent and more destructive. And others, like shrinking sea ice in the warming Arctic, will have consequences we have yet to experience.
Innovators around the world are working on ideas, big and small, to help people -- and entire cities and countries -- cope with natural emergencies. For Road Trip 2020, CNET's team of reporters, photographers and videographers introduce you to the thinkers working on new technologies, new products and new services that can help prepare us to cope with a changing planet.
But what about you? What can you do to take control, protect yourself and embrace new thinking to become part of the solution rather than just a bystander? We're also offering pragmatic advice -- how-tos, FAQs, explainers, simple ideas -- designed to help you protect yourself and hack your way out of emergency situations.