In the aftermath of every major disaster, Americans watch a familiar scene unfold, where communities are devastated, families displaced and survivors struggle to navigate a system that often feels ...

"Average annual inflation-adjusted costs more than quadrupled." Scientists sound alarm over America's recurring ...

People often think of disasters as great equalizers. After all, a tornado, wildfire or hurricane doesn’t discriminate against those in its path. But the consequences for those affected are not ...

Texas: A Disaster Magnet Where Fear Runs Deep Walking through any Texas neighborhood after a major weather event feels like ...

Texas, Georgia and Illinois are the three worst states for natural disasters. Hawaii, Alaska and Maine are the three states with the fewest natural disasters. Natural disaster frequency and losses are ...

During the horrific flooding on July 4 in Kerr County, Texas, the catastrophe unfolded before us with its now-familiar script: Alerts were issued, warnings failed to reach the most vulnerable and ...

The following excerpt is drawn from the Prologue of Disaster Nation, a new book by David J. Alexander that examines how America’s disaster response system has become reactive, fragmented, and fiscally ...

As Earth heats up, the growing frequency and intensity of disasters like catastrophic storms and heat waves are becoming a mounting problem for the people who grow the planet’s food. Warming is no ...

Get Your Family Ready and Safe. When a disaster strikes or a crisis breaks out, your first thoughts are often of family – especially your little ones. That’s why Save the Children launched Get Ready.

Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read. In that dystopian novel, published in 1993 and set in the mid-2020s, the United States still exists but has been warped by global ...

People often think of disasters as great equalizers. After all, a tornado, wildfire or hurricane doesn’t discriminate against those in its path. But the consequences for those affected are not ...

During the horrific flooding on July 4 in Kerr County, Texas, the catastrophe unfolded before us with its now-familiar script: Alerts were issued, warnings failed to reach the most vulnerable and ...