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 ...
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 ...
Vanguard Charitable announced that its donor-advised fund clients hit a giving record, much of it in response to natural disasters. Donors directed their dollars to relief for the damage caused by ...
Recent natural disasters including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, California wildfires, and widespread flash flooding in Texas and elsewhere have been so destructive and lethal as to stimulate interest ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Floods that damaged hydropower dams in Nepal and destroyed the main bridge connecting the country to China show the vulnerability of infrastructure and need for smart rebuilding in ...
A typhoon is blowing into the northern Philippines and complicating the disaster response to a deadly earthquake in a central ...
What’s behind all these disasters? Politicians have refused to acknowledge, and do not want to believe, that their inaction has contributed to recent disasters — and then blame others when disaster ...
Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away ...