U.S. Spends Billions on Disaster Aid Over Investing in More Lasting Preparedness June 12, 2019 By Eric Roston Forecasters are expecting this year’s North Atlantic hurricane season to be roughly average, with about 14 named storms including six...
Repairing Homes After Disasters Requires Planning, Patience Even with Insurance June 6, 2019 By Beth Pinsker For the Parkers of Houston, Texas, there will be no summer vacation this year because they are still paying off...
Managing Natural Disasters Becomes Priority for Nation’s Governors November 28, 2018 By Geoff Mulvihill Governors have a wide range of priorities they want to tackle in the coming year, from tax reform to education....
Hong Kong, Southern China Restoring Operations After Super Typhoon September 17, 2018 The financial hub of Hong Kong began clearing up on Monday after being battered by one of the strongest typhoons...
FEMA Staffing Stretched Thin as Hurricane Season Gets Underway June 14, 2018 By Andy Sullivan As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida last September, the top U.S. disaster response official ordered all hands on deck....
Body Found of Man Who Disappeared Amid Maryland Flooding June 1, 2018 By David McFadden Searchers scouring a river alongside an historic Maryland town ripped apart by flash flooding found the body of a man...
When Hurricanes Wreak Havoc: An Insurance Agency’s Perspective October 16, 2017 By Gordy Bunch Weathering a storm like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria requires planning, insurance and grit. In a span of 30 days...
How Mapping Disasters Can Help Devastated Communities Rally July 17, 2017 By Sarah Breitenbach On Meredith Beers’ laptop, the intensity of the twister that touched down here in February is marked in green, yellow...
Six Months Later, Hurricane Flood Victims Still Recovering in Virginia April 11, 2017 By Ryan Murphy and Mechelle Hankerson In the months since Hurricane Matthew, Dawn Sawyer has watched her 9-year-old, Sam, bite his nails down to “nubs.” She’s...
Minot, North Dakota, Planning for Launch of Disaster Resilience Program February 23, 2017 Minot officials have drafted a new governance structure for the city in hopes of giving momentum to its disaster resilience...