With those disasters in mind, the Federal Emergency Management Agency made a big change to its Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide in 2023. The agency began encouraging cities, towns and counties ...

Most recently, in the aftermath of the August 2023 Maui wildfires, FEMA came through big time — going well beyond its normal ...

In 2024, an AI-based model created by Google correctly predicted Hurricane Beryl would make landfall in Texas while a top ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued flood warnings and advisories across eight southern U.S. states on Thursday as ...

According to a recent analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), there are 15 states that have no statutory or ...

When the research organization First Street developed its own national flood ... final map looks nothing like what FEMA originally proposed,” with a much smaller area tagged a hazard, he says.

Start with the administration’s gutting of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... The White House has also been scaling back FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance program, which awards post ...

A flood advisory is in effect for Hawaii County until 6 p.m. today due to flooding caused by excessive rainfall. Forecasters warn of minor flooding on roads, and drainage areas and in streams.

Here’s how to apply for assistance. The four local counties are among 24 newly approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), bringing the total number of Kentucky counties eligible for ...

The National ... FEMA grant program known as Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, which was designed to help state and local governments reduce their risk of environmental ...

A flash flood emergency was issued in the areas of Westernport and Barton, Maryland as well as Piedmont, West Virginia, according to the National Weather Service. Additional rounds of rain are ...