The aftermath of Hurricane Helene brought record-breaking rainfall and severe flooding to mountain communities, causing ...

USA TODAY spoke with National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan about what you should do to prepare for hurricane ...

Millions of homes across the U.S. face risk of damage from hurricane-force winds and storm-surge flooding this year.

President Donald Trump has said he wants state and local officials to shoulder more of the burden of disaster response, even ...

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco asked President Bush to declare an emergency for her state Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Rita's arrival somewhere on the Gulf Coast. Earlier, Blanco declared a state of ...

The concern is particularly pronounced on the Gulf Coast, where ominous storm systems are already beginning to form amid ...

The Trump administration’s new FEMA policy talks about public involvement in planning but strips any mention of equity, ...

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a $15 billion levee and surge protection system ...

The Army Corps says it’s finished fixing corroded flood pumps at New Orleans' outfall canals — a $760 million system built ...

The area is finally undergoing a much-needed renovation. An estimated 1,833 people died from Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed. Wind gusts up to 100 mph were observed during this ...

Hurricane Katrina, which tore through Florida and the Deep South in August 2005, is one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters to ever hit the U.S. Causing close to 2,000 fatalities and ...