A new analysis warns a proposed FEMA overhaul by a Trump-appointed panel would limit access to disaster aid for survivors, ...

A GOES-16 (GOES East) visible satellite image of Hurricane Don at 6:20 PM EDT on July 22, 2023 in the Atlantic. Don was the first hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. (NOAA) In this season ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Jeff Schlegelmilch is a research scholar and the director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Columbia Climate School at Columbia University. He is the author of ...

WASHINGTON — FEMA announced more than $420 million in federal funding through two grant programs aimed at strengthening ...

With hurricane season still going strong, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says its disaster fund has run out of money. Traditionally, hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, ...

Editor’s note: In the wake of the devastating floods that have swept through Texas—claiming lives, displacing thousands and overwhelming local infrastructure—the urgency of disaster preparedness has ...

Disaster and emergency management encompasses the systematic processes used to anticipate, prepare for, respond to and recover from natural or human-made crises. It spans four interlinked phases: ...

The countries of the Central American region and the Dominican Republic are highly vulnerable and exposed to all types of natural hazards, which have intensified due to the effects of climate change.

A worker in Thailand clears a road after a major flood. Disasters can threaten the infrastrucutre, investment climate, and human capital that jobs depend on. Photo credit: Adobe Stock At the World ...

Comprehensive emergency and disaster management in the Pacific has become increasingly paramount for increased preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation of the impact of natural disasters on ...

As Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency Administrator James Barros steps down from his role next month, David Lopez will ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...