‘We have to figure this out’: Rising flood risks delivers double blow to communities with housing shortages
A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
DAVID MARCUS: The 'experts' at FEMA have failed. Time to put locals in charge
In North Carolina, FEMA seemed completely incapable of dealing with the unique and dangerous mountainous terrain that many ...
Snow squalls, 5 inches of snow possible Wednesday. See our updated snowfall map
As powerful wind gusts knock down power lines in Massachusetts, more than 25,000 customers were without power Tuesday. The ...
Opinion
Trump needs to transform FEMA, not shut it down
Rather than dismantling FEMA, we need to reimagine it as an elite federal agency capable of managing the increasingly complex and severe disasters of a polycrisis age.
Opinion: No one should need the Watch Duty app. As fires near, officials should communicate better
What we’ve discovered through years of studies and user interviews is that, in an emergency, information fatigue never occurs ...
Trump said he wants to overhaul or eliminate FEMA. Here are disaster-fighting efforts that could be at risk.
FEMA provides funds to governments and individuals to rebuild after natural disasters, but Trump has criticized it for being ...
Trump’s plan to overhaul FEMA could work if done correctly
Donald Trump established a council to review FEMA’s response to recent disasters such as Hurricane Helene and the California ...
President Trump signs executive order to create task force that reviews FEMA
President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a task force to conduct a comprehensive review of FEMA.
Explainer: What is FEMA, US emergency agency under fire from Trump?
President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management ...
Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you're affected
A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.
President Donald Trump floats idea of dissolving FEMA during visits to disaster zones
On Friday, President Donald Trump visited disaster zones in Los Angeles and North Carolina. Amid the devastation created by ...