Ensuring Good Intentions Do Not Become a BurdenWhen disasters such as major earthquakes or heavy rains occur, many people ...

Extreme weather is at once unfathomably large and intensely personal. From afar, the shape of a disaster is relatively clear, even if the details aren’t: Flash floods, like the ones that hit Texas, ...

How do population numbers and densities impact disaster vulnerabilities? Source: Ilan Kelman A disaster does not happen without society—such as people, infrastructure, livelihoods, and heritage—being ...

The Department of Homeland Security has halted almost all travel amid the ongoing standoff over its funding, restricting the ability of hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency staff members to ...

The monster storm that’s threatening to dump snow across much of the U.S. could be a test of the Trump administration’s willingness to help states after natural disasters. With heavy snow, sleet and ...

Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and ...