When it comes to adapting to the consequences of climate change, the federal government has relied heavily on one flagship program: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities. Administered by ...
But survivors do not experience disasters in frameworks. They experience them in soaked drywall, in missed paychecks, in frightened children, in closed schools, in the smell of mold creeping up a ...
New Mexicans in Lincoln and Chaves counties can now apply for assistance through the $100 million New Mexico Home Recovery Program, created to help homeowners repair or rebuild primary residences ...
FEMA says it remains committed to ensuring equal access and equal benefits to disaster programs for survivors recovering from the Oct. 2025 Alaska West Coast Storms.
The agency canceled some travel to disaster sites, citing a partial government shutdown, according to emails sent to staff.
After record rains devastated Lismore in 2022, many businesses have rebuilt with the next flood in mind – from waterproof interiors to running practice evacuations.
After a disaster, assumptions can prevail about mental health during recovery. People respond at different paces, with different timeframes, and using different mechanisms.
North Carolina has requested federal funds that would cover almost half of the estimated damage caused in the state by Hurricane Helene. But less than 10% of that money has been awarded or received — ...
No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area and change your life. Whether it’s a hurricane, winter storm, flash flood, tornado, wildfire, or heat wave, disasters can damage or destroy ...
In Colombia, World Bank support helped extend social protection to approximately 340,000 households and supported the incorporation of disaster risk management into new construction, renovation, or ...
The Trump administration is abruptly cutting dozens of disaster response and recovery staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week, according to internal emails obtained by CNN and ...