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 ...

Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday urged Floridians to take early action to prepare for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in New Orleans, emergency officials in Massachusetts worry that the state won't be prepared if and when a storm like that hits New England.

The U.S. emergency & disaster management system is undergoing its second major transformation since 9/11. Without continued federal grant funding and support from DHS and FEMA, the U.S. emergency and ...

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 ...

Following on the success of Landesman's original Public Health Management of Disasters is the 2nd edition of The Practice Guide. The book provides 13 chapters and 20 appendices chock-full of useful ...

A pair of House Democrats is asking a congressional watchdog to probe the Trump administration’s disaster declarations after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents assess a fallen tree in their Houston neighborhood after Hurricane Beryl swept through the area on July 8. As climate ...

With all of the flash flooding around the state, as well as the approaching hurricane season, it's important to have a plan ...

The climate crisis is fueling a steady growth in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather, and Massachusetts cities and towns face an increasingly common conundrum trying to respond to those ...