In August, 2005, America suffered one of the worst disasters in its long history when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. The massive storm caused widespread damage across the region, but it was in ...
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This disaster was predicted and still no one was ready

Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern U.S. history — but nature wasn’t the only cause. The storm was tracked for days, simulations predicted catastrophic flooding, and ...
Fears of FEMA cuts unfounded, Trump administration has not met with disaster fumbles, such as Hurricane Katrina under ...
To mark the end of this chapter, Andrea Mistretta issued a final poster that documents her four decades of promoting Mardi ...
Storms are the engines that create swell. When a powerful low-pressure system starts spinning off the coastline of any part ...
A tribute concert at the Paramount celebrates Marcia Ball's music, resilience and decades of advocacy for Austin musicians.
Colten’s specialty is historical geography, the practice of researching how and why areas have changed in the past. His career includes stints studying where hazardous waste sites might lie, responses ...
Twenty years ago "An Inconvenient Truth" received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival. Though it was full of ...
RedRover, a Sacramento-based animal welfare organization, celebrated its 300th deployment on Wednesday, providing vital ...
Along the Gulf Coast, disaster season has a way of blurring into daily life. Hurricanes, floods and heat waves hit with a ...
FEMA CORE employees make up approximately 40% of FEMA’s workforce and are deployed, as needed, to disaster areas to assist with response and recovery. In 2023, the Government Accountability Office ...
In an era when emergency services continue to face staffing shortages, rising call volumes, and increasing complexity, Hoppy’s legacy offers a reminder of what sustains the profession: thoughtful ...