disaster response

A german shepherd and a FEMA worker search for damage and victims in the wake of Hurricane Helen. They walk next to a pile of branches and debris.

August 27, 2025

Tech

LA inferno could inflict a $150 billion economic wound, with a grueling 10-year recovery ahead

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

January 11, 2025

The carcass of a burnt-out car is seen as home burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles county, California

Environment

Man arrested for arson by LAPD at site of major Californian fire

By Eleanor Pringle

January 10, 2025

Trump delivers remarks in North Carolina after the Hurricane Helene disaster

Politics

As Trump and Musk battle with Congress over $100 billion in disaster aid, homeowners and small businesses are waiting anxiously in the wings: ‘I’m tracking this bill like a hawk right now’

By Travis Loller, Leah Willingham and The Associated Press

December 19, 2024

The secretary for the Department of Homeland Security speaks to the press

Politics

Helene is the deadliest hurricane in 20 years—and the government says it doesn’t have enough funding to last through the season

By Kevin Freking, Colleen Long and The Associated Press

October 4, 2024

A firefighter stands in the middle of woods that are on fire

Environment

California wildfires have already burned three times as many acres compared to all of 2023—and it’s about to get so much worse

By Eugene Garcia, Thomas Peipert and The Associated Press

September 11, 2024

Isabel Johnson, sub pilot in training, sits by the glass bubble at the bow to show the view inside the Cyclops 1, a five-person sub that was used by OceanGate to capture detailed sonar images of the Andrea Doria shipwreck.

Lifestyle

A millionaire pulled out of the missing Titan sub voyage after paying the deposit, citing fears the operator ‘cut too many corners’

By Chloe Taylor

June 22, 2023

Leadership

Company behind missing Titan sub allegedly fired a director for raising concerns about the vessel and its potential to expose passengers to ‘extreme danger’

By Chloe Taylor

June 21, 2023

Features

Diesel generators power natural disaster cleanups. After Hurricane Ian, an SaaS pioneer and angel investor deployed an alternative: Mobile, solar-based nanogrids

By Ian Mount

October 18, 2022

FEMA ends practice that disqualified many Black Americans from federal disaster aid

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

September 3, 2021

Trump Is Consoler-in-Chief for Alabama’s Tornado Victims

By Justin Sink and Bloomberg

March 9, 2019

Massive Overnight Growth in 2 New California Fires Prompts Mandatory Evacuations

By Brittany Shoot

September 6, 2018

INTERNET-COMMUNITY-FACEBOOK-ILLUSTRATION

Tech

Here Is Facebook’s Latest Service to Assist During Disasters

By Reuters

February 8, 2017

7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New Zealand

International

Powerful Earthquake Near New Zealand Triggers Tsunami

By The Associated Press

November 13, 2016

Hurricane Matthew Bears Down On Atlantic Coast