According to FEMA, 40% of small and mid-sized businesses never reopen after a disaster. For those that do, the road back is steep—another 25% close their doors within a year. The longer recovery takes ...

This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in this tragic event, it is also a moment to reflect on what ...

NWEA’s playbook suggests that schools develop a recovery plan and build relationships with community groups before any severe climate event occurs.

The one-year mark of the wildfires should not serve as a memorial to what was lost, but as a reckoning with what must change.

The topic of disasters is not one people like to think about, but we all need to be prepared to deal with the aftermath of a disaster if ever caught in that situation. There are several things you can ...

A Toolkit was developed by IOM staff based on the 2015 IOM report Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters: Strategies, Opportunities, and Planning for Recovery in order to help ...

Technology has made it easy for people to give donations following natural disasters. When reports of floods, typhoons, hurricanes, and earthquakes makes news, there are websites available for people ...

The scope and breadth of natural disasters facing Australia right now can feel overwhelming.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — With the new year approaching, a set of new Texas laws will take effect Jan. 1, including one that changes how counties can adjust property tax rates after natural disasters.