Why we should stop using the term "natural disaster" to describe hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, floods and other natural ...

A Senate bill would shift key disaster response authority from NC Emergency Management to the Office of the State Fire ...

This National Hurricane Preparedness Week, I encourage every American living in high-risk coastal areas to take proactive ...

It's hurricane preparedness week and it's the best time to refresh your disaster supply kit or build one to get prepared. To ...

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WITN) - State Auditor Dave Boliek revealed his office’s independent assessment of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency. The audit details systemic failures in the ...

Survivors of devastating Hurricane Ian talked to our reporter, Mickenzie Hannon, about the mental health struggles they encountered.

Hurricanes have made landfall in Hawaii only twice in recorded history: Hurricane Dot in 1959 and Hurricane Iniki in 1992, both on Kauai. The latter was a Category 4 storm that killed seven people, ...

As the nation continues to grapple with the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, a storm that left devastation in its wake and ...

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 ...

After natural disasters, white nationalists, militias, and conspiracists often arrive, offering help. But they also want to ...