A revised information system about weather-related disasters will be rolled out in late May next year, with the aim of ...

Manmade or technological disasters are unpredictable, can spread across geographical boundaries, may be unpreventable, and may have limited physical damage but long-term effects. Some disasters in ...

Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in our ability to predict flash floods and warn those at risk. By Max Bearak and Hiroko Tabuchi Officials in Texas ...

In the aftermath of every major disaster, Americans watch a familiar scene unfold, where communities are devastated, families displaced and survivors struggle to navigate a system that often feels ...

More frequent and more destructive natural disasters are shaking the foundation of the U.S. homeowners insurance systems, with coverage becoming more costly and harder to procure for millions of ...

Now, after decades of inaction, FEMA is addressing those criticisms all at once. The agency announced on Friday that it will fundamentally overhaul the way it delivers aid to survivors, launching new ...

A deluge of floodwaters engulfing a single mother’s home. Wildfire flames emblazoning an elderly couple’s abode. Stories like these are all too common — and they have become more so in recent years.

President Donald Trump has highlighted our broken federal disaster system and the urgent need for states to lead. As former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and executive director of ...

Successive and severe natural disasters that have struck Vietnam since the beginning of this year have left 409 people dead or missing and 727 others injured, with estimated economic losses of more ...