When disaster strikes — a hurricane, an earthquake, a wildfire, a major storm surge — we see the impact: homes lost, critical ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Natural disasters across the country are increasing. In 2021, there were 20 different natural disasters, each one causing at least $1 billion in damages. A report from the United ...

Nonprofit introduces the Strong Homes Scale to help homeowners evaluate resilience and explore customized strengthening options for six different disaster types. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 25, 2025 ...

According to a new study conducted by McGill University and published in npj Urban Sustainability, rising sea levels could ...

Emergency supplies fill the lobby of the Chief Paul Memorial School in Kipnuk, Alaska. Nearly 700 people sheltered there for ...

Disasters in California, Hawaii and the Southeast are spurring growth in both industries as owners of ravaged properties grow increasingly open to alternative rebuilding methods that could save time ...

We need to shift the national focus from reacting to disasters towards proactively investing in risk reduction as well as ...

Camp Mystic, the private summer camp that now symbolizes the deadly Central Texas floods, sat on a tract of land known to be at high risk for a devastating flood. Nearly 1.3 million Texas homes are ...

While the amendment is coming forward following the wildfire, which saw 20 homes and 12 accessory buildings destroyed in West Dalhousie, it has a broader mandate. It would cover property destroyed by ...