As the Trump administration considers gutting FEMA, the Lee County Disaster Survivors Association said it's headed to Washington. The group believes FEMA needs reform - but shouldn't be eliminated.

This week, Hurricane Melissa—described as a "disaster of unprecedented catastrophe" by the Red Cross—devastated multiple countries, including Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. The full ...

Last month, Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica and surrounding islands and broke records for the strongest Atlantic hurricane to hit land. Deadly heatwaves in Europe, floods in Pakistan, and fires in ...

Global economic losses from natural disasters are projected to have dropped by 33 percent to $220 billion in 2025, despite the damage wrought by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Farah Nibbs is an assistant professor of Emergency and ...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — After Hurricane Melissa brought destructive winds and rains to the island of Jamaica, local community members are stepping up to help. The Duncaster Retirement Community in ...

Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm has ...

Volunteer emergency responders give their time to train just in case they may be needed in a disaster. Meet some of those volunteer responders in our series Here to Help.

Tornadoes, extreme floods and even a hurricane have disrupted Tennessee schools in recent years. Here's a closer look at the ...

Elizabeth Leadbetter, 59, woke up to the sound of her dog, Cowboy, barking in the early hours of Sept. 27 as the strong winds from Hurricane Helene battered her home in Augusta, Georgia. Leadbetter, ...

Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson has called for Jamaica to “get real” about disaster management and to urgently build a ...