Edith Schaecher, center, and her daughter and granddaughter look at a photo album recovered from her tornado-damaged home in Greenfield, Iowa, in May 2024. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Hurricanes, ...

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According to FEMA, 40% of small and mid-sized businesses never reopen after a disaster. For those that do, the road back is ...

In Kerrville, Texas, Leighton Sterling watches the rushing floodwaters along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025. Eric Vryn via Getty Images News The devastating losses from the historic flooding in ...

When the ground shakes or the waters rise, we see humanity’s true strength. It’s like watching society’s immune system work hard. Some areas become heroes, while others fall into chaos. Hurricane ...

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.) aims to introduce legislation this fall that would establish an agency to investigate deadly weather events. Eric Sorensen has felt for years that the country could better ...

All types of natural disasters — hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires and flash floods — disrupt schools across the U.S. every year. And due to climate change, those severe weather events are becoming ...

both in areas touched by the terrorist attacks and across the country. In New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, technology companies donated both their products and their expertise to help with ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – It can be difficult to process the impact and devastation of the recent Texas floods, no matter the age group. But with children, a certain sensitivity is necessary when talking about ...

When we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lori Hunter, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) Hurricanes, tornadoes ...