Hurricane Katrina first hit Florida as a Category 1 storm before rapidly intensifying and devastating the Northern Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. Survivors and first responders share harrowing stories ...

Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and coastal Mississippi 20 years ago, exposing major failures in planning, engineering and disaster response. The storm reshaped FEMA, sparked new laws ...

In the aftermath of every major disaster, Americans watch a familiar scene unfold, where communities are devastated, families displaced and survivors struggle to navigate a system that often feels ...

One family's heartbreaking journey through Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Helene has emphasized a startling reality: nowhere in America offers true protection from increasingly severe weather events.

Get ready. As we head into hurricane season, fire season and flood season, which are all worsening because the planet is warming, our federal government is not equipped to help you prepare for, escape ...

Deep into a summer already marked by record-breaking summer temperatures across much of the United States and an unusually high number of deadly floods, from Texas to New Mexico and North Carolina to ...

Forecasters within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict this summer’s hurricane season, which started June 1, will be “above average” in terms of activity. NOAA’s ...

During the horrific flooding on July 4 in Kerr County, Texas, the catastrophe unfolded before us with its now-familiar script: Alerts were issued, warnings failed to reach the most vulnerable and ...

Twenty Democratic-led states filed suit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against ...

In the aftermath of every major disaster, Americans watch a familiar scene unfold, where communities are devastated, families displaced and survivors struggle to navigate a system that often feels ...