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 ...

A new report, coauthored by Northwestern University faculty including Professors Emeritus Stephen Carr and William Miller, ...

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and Disaster Recovery Office Director Adrienne Williams-Octalien expounded on news of a substantial influx of federal funds toward the territory’s disaster recovery projects ...

Days after a severe winter storm left tens of thousands of people in Nashville without power in freezing temperatures, a rumor began to spread: If power had been out for more than 24 hours, people ...

There’s still no dedicated, time-bound mechanism for replacing the devices a survivor needs to communicate with responders, ...

Disasters disrupt more than just business operations. They interrupt lives, upend routines, and impact each employee in different ways. Whether facing a natural disaster, workplace violence, or other ...

Three days after tragedy struck central Texas on the morning of July 4 with a deadly flash flood that has killed at least 82 people, a timeline of events has begun to come into focus. An unknown ...