In the first nine months of 2021, the U.S. has already faced 18 disasters that have cost more than $1 billion each, according to a report from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Biden announced a 100% increase in funding during a visit to FEMA on Monday. As hurricane season and summer wildfires loom large, President Joe Biden announced on Monday his administration is doubling ...

New developments in the criminal case against two civilians accused of lying and conspiracy after the Red Hill fuel disaster.

People often think of disasters as great equalizers. After all, a tornado, wildfire or hurricane doesn’t discriminate against those in its path. But the consequences for those affected are not ...

Five years ago the people of Calcasieu Parish had their annus horribilis. Within ten miserable months this corner of south-west Louisiana earned the unenviable distinction of four presidential ...

Sometimes, the US would even lend out one of its highly specialized search and rescue task forces to respond to a disaster overseas, as it did to Haiti, Turkey, Peru, the Bahamas, Nepal, and Japan ...

Distinguished Professor of Geography and Director of the Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban ...