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

In exploring a potential criminal trial, Spain is now testing how far a democracy can go in holding officials accountable after a natural disaster.

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 ...

By analyzing data from the past 70 years, scientists discovered trends related to changing storm surge levels. The Southeast ...

The StormTracker Team at Louisiana First News has everything you need to know for hurricane preparedness. On the “Ahead of ...

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 ...

June 1 is the start of hurricane season, and forecasters predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin this ...