Forecasters within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict this summer’s hurricane season, which started June 1, will be “above average” in terms of activity. NOAA’s ...

Last month’s devastating storm in Western Alaska exposed village law enforcement shortages and a lack of local control in emergency relief coordination, a regional Alaska Native nonprofit says. In ...

Recent extreme rain events in Asheville, N.C., Valencia, Spain, and other places have me thinking. The North Carolina flooding was caused by over 30 inches of rain from Hurricane Helene, while parts ...

The holiday travel season is in full swing as folks make their way to family and friends across the country for Thanksgiving. The undefeated University of Hawaiʻi women’s basketball team returns to ...

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. In ...

Being unprepared in an emergency can come with a high price. Coos County officials suggest having a disaster kit with supplies to last for five days available at all times. For the first few days ...

San Francisco was blindsided and nearly burned to rubble 100 years ago today as a pre-dawn 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked what was then called "the Paris of the West." More than 3000 people perished.

The HOPE Outdoor Gallery reopened a few weeks ago after being without a permanent home for years. HOPE Campaign leaders and city representatives celebrated the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the ...

“A cellular hotspot is an easy way to get through a day or two of internet outages, but if the outage is widespread, then ...

Over the years, few genres have brought moviegoers to theaters and packed auditoriums quite like the disaster film. For pretty much the entire existence of cinema, movies like Airport, Independence ...