Natural disasters can create a devastating loss of property, community, and life. Floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, tsunamis, and more can leave you feeling hopeless, scared, and like ...

It can be daunting to consider all the things you have to do to make your home natural disaster-proof. Here's how to start ...

FLORIDA - A dog saved during the Hurricane Milton evacuations in Tampa is now the inspiration behind a new piece of legislation aimed at protecting animals during natural disasters. Senate Bill 150, ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

Seeing a dog with a wagging tail will make just about anybody smile, but this pup named Trooper wasn’t always so carefree. Right before Hurricane Milton, Florida Highway Patrol found the bull terrier ...

It would be harder for insurers and scientists to study wildfires, storms and other “billion dollar disasters,” which are growing more frequent as the planet warms. By Rebecca Dzombak and Hiroko ...

Officials in Texas are under scrutiny for a string of refusals to fund early warning systems for flash floods in an area where sudden, intense rainfall is frequent. Those measures could have included ...

Local officials have a limited set of tools to keep people from building in flood-prone areas. And as the state continues to grow, policymakers will have to grapple with how to manage new construction ...

Wildfires battered California earlier this year, destroying 57,000 acres of land and burning 16,000 homes and businesses. In 2024, hurricanes devastated areas on the East Coast that had not been ...