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A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, investors are pouncing on fire-damaged lots. Tax reform and Community Land Trusts can ...

Not all communities face disasters equally. Some are hit harder, recover slower, or are more vulnerable from the start. FEMA's Risk Map ranks every county and Census tract in the U.S. based on three ...

Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to become the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, with sustained winds potentially reaching Category 3 strength by Sunday. While the storm is expected to ...

The first warning of impending disaster some Texas Hill Country residents received came in the form of rushing water, strange noises from passing debris and the screams of victims swept down a raging ...

“Folks should file a complaint with our office right away, if they see a business charging more for essential goods and services than they should," said N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson. "It’s wrong ...

I urge state legislators to take proactive measures to protect Oregon families from natural disasters before more communities suffer the way folks in Clackamas County are now, (“Oregon coast flooding ...

Preparedness for the future is nonnegotiable. As natural disasters become more frequent and more severe, their impact also becomes more widespread. Americans are feeling the effects of extreme weather ...

Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday, but warned of a ...