New flood risk data alarms experts. New York and New Orleans stand out
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 17 million people along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the…
Trump approves FEMA disaster requests for at least 7 states
The Trump administration approved major disaster declaration requests for at least seven states this week, according to information…
Oil refinery explosion near Texas coast forces residents to shelter in place
A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast on Monday shot plumes of smoke into…
Trump pick Mullin poised to inherit a DHS beset by challenges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Should Sen. Markwayne Mullin be approved as the next secretary of Homeland Security, he will…
Homeland Security officials voice concerns about looming shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A disruption in reimbursements to states for disaster relief costs. Delays in cybersecurity response and…
Trump administration must reinstate FEMA disaster funds, judge says
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in canceled…
Oklahoma ammonia gas leak sends dozens to hospitals and forces evacuations
WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) — A plume of toxic gas blanketed a small Oklahoma city after a tanker truck…
Rescuers and aid workers bring relief to hurricane-hit Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and…
Federal health workers targeted in weekend firings
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness…
How a government shutdown may affect federal agencies
The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the…
3 dead and others believed missing after flooding in rural Arizona community
GLOBE, Ariz. — Three people have died and others are believed missing after flooding in a rural community…
AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst
TOKYO — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released…