On June 30, the Defense Department stopped using a tool that’s been essential for predicting hurricanes. So homeowners need ...

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in ways that will affect the hazards residents face far into the future.

Under House Bill 5013, the state’s backing for hurricane-related reinsurance took a major cut. The law lowers the cumulative ...

The federal government can create a market in debt for mortgages or it can provide insurance in areas where people already ...

May, FEMA had 1,952 trained staffers ready to deploy to disasters; a year earlier, it had 6,588. Meanwhile, NOAA has lost about 20% of staff, including hundreds of National Weather Service employees.

Though construction and development have diminished the Everglades to half their original size, South Florida is still ...