You do not want to get in the way of recovery efforts or be a burden on the infrastructure, but some communities that have been hit hard by natural disasters, like Lahaina in Maui, depend on tourism.

The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires.

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One of nature's most disliked creatures may very well unlock a breakthrough in disaster response. A multidisciplinary Purdue ...

California has known for years that people with disabilities need help in wildfires and other emergencies. Why were so many ...

Better disaster policy means protecting taxpayers, encouraging responsible development, and letting private individuals — not ...

We don’t need to reinvent the wheel and can dispense with unhelpful terms like ‘climate refugee’. Existing laws, applied ...

Some U.S. cities have faced nature’s worst disasters—hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and more. These 7 cities have been hit ...

and commercial assets during natural disasters and seasonal storms. As extreme weather events become increasingly common along the Gulf Coast, Titan Storage is stepping up to provide spacious ...

The fires were named the most destructive in the modern history of the city of Los Angeles and estimated to be the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Lawmakers last week voted to spend $ ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The devastation from the Palisades Fire is shown in an aerial view in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of ...