CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston business, government and community leaders gathered Wednesday for a forum on disaster resilience, hosted by several key agencies. Present were the U.S. Chamber of ...

As the destruction and costs from weather- and climate-related disasters in the U.S. continued to rise in 2025—the Los Angeles wildfires alone caused over $60 billion in damage, the most expensive ...

Last year in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), COP28 came to an end with strategic decisions and results to prevent the devastating effects of climate change. David Dodd, founder and CEO of ISRC, is ...

A new report by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) presents a tool for conducting an initial broad-based assessment of the resilience of a country’s health system to ...

In Colombia, World Bank support helped extend social protection to approximately 340,000 households and supported the incorporation of disaster risk management into new construction, renovation, or ...

Kangaroo Island, before the 2019-2020 bushfires, burned more than two-fifths of the island and killed two people. Source: Courtesy of Ilan Kelman We have all been through the terrible COVID-19 ...

Cody Fontenot and Wardelie Kenol, FEMA Corps members, provide information to a resident of Marrero, La., during Hurricane Ida recovery on Oct. 21, 2021. (Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA) Today, Reps. Bennie ...

On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard, Captain Robert Salmond ordered the women and ...

Oregonians may soon have greater input in how the next statewide budget seeks to mitigate natural disasters. Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday, along with Oregon State University’s Oregon Climate Change ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Flooding is a fact of life in Texas Hill Country, a region home to a flood-prone ...