Natural disasters are compromising the nation's food supply, with drought a major culprit. Utah is no stranger to drought and ...

A survivor tells his experience of being jailed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, while officials and experts look at ...

A history of the National Guard published by the Pentagon in 2001 describes the 1990s as a turning point for the service, ...

"Every additional day this shutdown goes on, our communities are growing more at risk of a major disaster," Rafael Lemaitre, ...

Most of the U.S. adults who have experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause, according to polling conducted earlier this year, before the ...

It can be difficult to rebuild after a hurricane, flood or a tornado. But according to a new poll from NPR, 66% of Americans actually prefer to rebuild rather than relocate if their home is claimed by ...

U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz has filed legislation to maintain funding for disaster payments during the federal shutdown. The ...

After the latest catastrophic storm hit Western Alaska, displacing more than 1,500 people, killing at least one and leaving ...

A new survey suggests that some Americans are not prepared for a natural disaster even for the one that scares them the most.

In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was ...