FEMA Is Ready for Hurricane and Wildfire Seasons, but Money a Concern June 24, 2024 By Rebecca Santana The head of the Homeland Security Department said Friday that the agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country...
Southeast Seas Rising Faster Than Other Regions, ‘Turbocharging’ Floods, Report Finds May 2, 2024 From the Rio Grande to the Outer Banks, sea levels are rising faster than most other parts of the world,...
FEMA: SW Florida Stripped of Flood Insurance Discounts After ‘Improper Rebuilds’ April 1, 2024 After spiking premiums, nonrenewals and complaints about unpaid claims, more than 115,000 property owners in southwest Florida are now facing...
Massachusetts Appeals Denial of Federal Disaster Aid for Fall Flooding March 14, 2024 Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is appealing a decision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny the state’s request for...
Reforms to US Disaster Aid Expose Growing Home Insurance Gap January 29, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman When disaster hits in the US, the federal government gives aid to states and counties, but also to individuals. In...
New FEMA Rules Aim to Cut the Red Tape of Disaster Recovery January 22, 2024 By Rebecca Santana Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it...
FEMA Names Nearly 500 US Communities as ‘Resilience Zones’ September 7, 2023 By Leslie Kaufman Rikers Island in the Bronx, New York, made the list due to its extreme vulnerability to flooding. Lincoln, Wyoming, was...
Severe Weather Set to Boost US Disaster Funding Needs, FEMA Says August 22, 2023 By Alicia Diaz Growing extreme-weather risks mean President Joe Biden’s expected request for billions in extra disaster-relief funding might not be enough for...
FEMA Index Offers Closer Look at Social Risks in Disaster Resilience March 31, 2023 By Leslie Kaufman The free digital tool that the US government gives communities to help evaluate local risks from 18 natural hazards is...
Maryland’s Smith Island Commits to Rebuilding Community, Rejecting Buyouts November 30, 2022 By KRISTIAN JAIME, The Daily Times SMITH ISLAND, Md. (AP) — For the people of Smith Island, weather guides a way of life as much as...