Two Senate committees will vote on a flurry of bills this week, including legislation to streamline disaster assistance and bolster certain conservation and weather initiatives. The Homeland ...

The disaster legislation seeks to address a funding shortfall last year. The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee will consider legislation this week focused on improving disaster ...

After disasters, people with disabilities are more likely to be displaced, more likely to never return home and more likely to receive scam offers, Census Bureau data shows. As Reda Rountree and ...

This work goes beyond simply responding to individuals who have been affected by disasters — FEMA also supports public infrastructure repairs, business continuity, identifies emerging threats ...

These types of disasters are only set to become more frequent and intense as climate change drives warmer and drier conditions. According to NASA, parts of the western U.S., Mexico, Brazil ...

KwaZulu-Natal is grappling with the aftermath of catastrophic weather events from February 16 to 28, resulting in a national state of disaster declaration by the National Disaster Management ...

President Trump approved major disaster declaration for 10 Eastern Kentucky counties following severe flooding. Federal funding will be available to individuals, state and local government ...

Last week, Givaudan announced it had hired a disaster response team to help with getting homeowners the help they need. The team had its first meeting with neighbors Wednesday. One resident said a ...

Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military. The crash ignited a huge ...

Animals' unique abilities to predict natural disasters have amazed scientists for centuries. Dogs, elephants, fish, toads, cats, birds, cows, and snakes show unusual behaviors before earthquakes ...

A reported plan by the Trump administration to slash staff at the federal office that oversees long-term disaster recovery money may hold major implications for Louisiana, which has received the ...

One of the most talked-about mysteries is the sudden appearance of the oarfish– an elusive, serpent-like creature often linked to disaster myths. As per media reports, recently, one washed ...