A recent study has determined that 2025 was the third highest year for the number of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. One expert on the topic says this shouldn't cause issues for ...

In the last year, extreme floods, fires, and storms wreaked havoc around the world. For the victims of these disasters, a whole other nightmare awaits them once the flames are contained and ...

A bill introduced before the start of the legislative session would help the state pay for action to address expensive and ...

Roberto Marquez, 63, places a green bow on a cross along the Guadalupe River as Courtney Kate Calhoun, 28, and his wife, Yolanda Marquez, 63, embrace at Guadalupe Park in Kerrville, Texas. Marquez ...

When natural disasters strike remote regions, connectivity can mean the difference between tragedy and survival. In areas defined by rugged terrain, vast distances, or geographic isolation, restoring ...

More than 12,500 extreme climate events were registered in the Amazon biome between 2013 and 2023, according to a recent study. But many more events were never recorded, as some Amazonian countries ...

FEMA National Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) West Team Leader Kevin Hannes and Region 9 Operations Branch Director Mike Jolly tour the devastation in Paradise with Butte County Sheriff ...

Brendan McDonough was driving home in his white Ram truck one Sunday afternoon when he spotted the first sign of trouble— a plume of smoke rising into the pale blue sky above the golden yellow foliage ...

Major disasters including tornadoes, extreme flash floods and even a hurricane have disrupted Tennessee schools in recent years. More than a dozen people, including teachers, students and parents, ...

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Not all communities face disasters equally. Some are hit harder, recover slower, or are more vulnerable from the start. FEMA's Risk Map ranks every county and Census tract in the U.S. based on three ...