Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. A new study by DJC Law sought to identify the most dangerous ...

I've been an emergency manager for nearly three decades, and one thing has never changed: All disasters begin and end at the local level. Whether I was leading emergency operations in a small town or ...

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards local residents face far into the future.

Flash flooding has been tearing up communities across the U.S., with heavy downpours sending creeks and rivers rushing over ...

After months of uncertainty over its future, an online resource for tracking the financial cost of weather and climate disasters throughout the United States has been revived. The U.S. Billion Dollar ...

Read full article: Michigan man convicted for sexually abusing a 5-year-old A 12-year-old girl and a 31-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after they were attacked by three dogs in Hillsdale ...

When a hurricane hits or a town floods, someone has to help communities rebuild. That responsibility largely falls to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA — the federal government’s ...

In recent years, the frequency of weather-related natural disasters—cyclones, torrential rains, floods—has increased as a consequence of global warming. These disasters cause billions of dollars in ...

This summer has brought a revolving door of climate-fueled disasters across the U.S.—from Hurricane Beryl in Houston to the wildfires tearing through California. But what happens in the aftermath of ...

Nearly 30 billion-dollar storms rocked the United States last year. Thanks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s disaster tracking database, we know that catastrophes are getting ...