Kenneth Feinberg, who last week took over the claims process for BP Plc’s Macondo well oil spill, has so far...
Disaster (Flood,Coastal,EQ,W-Fire,etc.) News
A volcano in western Indonesia on the Island of Sumatra spewed hot lava and sand high into the sky early...
Hurricane Earl has strengthened into a major Category 3 storm Monday and could arrive off the East Coast of the...
Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina caused an estimated 1,300 tragic deaths as well as $41.1 billion in insured losses across...
Writing about the landfall of Hurricane Katrina five years ago, essayist Ellis Anderson of Mississippi likened the communities along the...
Controlling urban growth and increasing forested land are the most effective ways to decrease future water runoff and flooding, according...
Hurricane Danielle has recovered some strength, and is once again a “category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale,”...
The U.S. National Hurricane Center is reporting that Hurricane Danielle is still a category two hurricane, with sustained winds of...
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said his department is better able to quickly respond to disasters now,...
The latest bulletin, issued at 5:00 a.m. AST by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, notes that Hurricane Danielle has...