Disasters

A New DC ‘Museum’ Raises Awareness About the Looming Consequences of Extreme Weather

At the Museum of Unnatural Disasters, members of Congress, disaster survivors and activists are bringing their worries about preparedness to the seat of power.

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

As Climate Disasters Create an Insurance Crisis, a California Bill Seeks to Make Fossil Fuel Companies Pay

By Steven Rodas

Maui Mental Health Providers Face Stress and Uncertainty About State Jobs

By Keerti Gopal

A California Climate Expert Is Working to Restore Climate Risk Scores Deleted by Zillow

By Claire Barber

Disaster Survivors Denounce Proposed FEMA Downsizing

By Anika Jane Beamer

These Florida Communities Wanted to Be More Sustainable and Resilient. A New State Law Blocks Their Efforts.

By Amy Green

Moving on From the Heartbreak Hotel

By Nina Sablan

Lessons From a Climate Disaster

By Katie Surma

Texas Emergency Management Chief Raises Disaster Communication Concerns With State Lawmakers

By Martha Pskowski

What Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean for Disaster Preparedness

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

AI Can Help Limit the Spread of Misinformation During Natural Disaster, Study Finds

By Ryan Krugman

Phase-Out of FEMA On Course, Trump Says, Raising Worries About a Weakened National Disaster Response 

By Dylan Baddour

Virginia Vulnerable to Trump’s Proposed Cuts in Emergency Management and Disaster Relief

By Charles Paullin

Climate Disaster Survivors Organize Across America, Turning Common Bonds of Loss Into Action

By Gabe Castro-Root

Weathering the Storm: Maryland’s Chief Resilience Officer Reflects on Year One as Climate Threats Increase

By Aman Azhar

Mid-Atlantic States Prepare for More Billion-Dollar Disasters as Trump Considers Cutting Emergency Funding

By Kiley Bense

Moss Landing Battery Fire Leads to Health Fears, Evidence of Contamination and Concerns About Overreaction

By Dan Gearino, Kiley Price

Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management

By Nicholas Kusnetz

New Report Shows How Human-Caused Warming Intensified the 10 Deadliest Climate Disasters Since 2004

By Bob Berwyn