Here are the types of extreme weather you may face — from tornadoes to floods to snow storms — and the officials who determine how severe it is and how financial assistance is distributed. Natural ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Floridians have been battered by three hurricanes making landfall in just over two months, with major hurricanes Helene and Milton happening less than two weeks apart. Widespread damage ...

ALL RIGHT, SUSAN, THANK YOU. AND EVEN BEFORE THE STORM HITS, ALREADY THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS REALLY NATIONWIDE HAVE BEEN CANCELED OR DELAYED, STRANDING TRAVELERS. THAT’S RIGHT. SO WE WANT TO BRING IN ...

A major snowstorm is expected to hit Pennsylvania this weekend, with a foot or more of snowfall projected. In severe winter weather, the governor may declare a disaster emergency, which people ...

Five years ago the people of Calcasieu Parish had their annus horribilis. Within ten miserable months this corner of south-west Louisiana earned the unenviable distinction of four presidential ...

The key reason: most enterprises rely on pretty much the same disaster recovery plan they’ve used for years — even though their environment has changed dramatically, thanks to SaaS, cloud, and AI. One ...

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. Every ...