Report estimates that a combination of private insurance coverage for wind damage, federal flood insurance, and federal disaster assistance would cover roughly 50 percent of losses to the residential sector. Keep Reading
"Local fire departments must provide emergency response in treacherous conditions without the expectation of immediate state or federal assistance." Keep Reading
The full scale of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai in Africa is becoming clearer, the United Nations said on March 19, warning that the emergency “is getting bigger by the hour”. Aid access is the biggest challenge, after two swollen rivers burst their banks. Keep Reading
Statistics "underlining once more that if we want to reduce disaster losses, then we must improve how we manage disaster risk." Keep Reading
The previous administration cited climate change as a “top strategic risk” in its 2015 National Security Strategy and stated that climate change is an urgent and growing threat to U.S. national security, contributing to increased natural disasters, refugee flows, and conflicts over basic resources like food and water. The current administration does not discuss climate change in its 2017 National Security Strategy. Keep Reading
Scientists based at Penn State University have collected data from recent next-generation satellites to use in a numerical weather-prediction model. Keep Reading
