New York is investing millions of state dollars in weather tracking and emergency preparedness, aiming to gird the state against the worst of new, more extreme weather patterns — but state officials ...

When severe storms drive flash flooding in Texas, ice and snow shut down streets in Kansas City, Mo., or tornadoes damage vital public facilities in rural America, it’s local public works teams who ...

The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of ...

In a shift, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on Sunday to walk back earlier plans for a sweeping dismantling ...

Camp Mystic's FEMA flood map exemptions are under scrutiny after a devastating flood swept through the Texas camp, raising questions about oversight and safety.

Experts say climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe, but that our attitudes and actions ...

Kristi Noem is denying reports that claim her policies held up the government’s emergency response in the days following the ...

Hunt, Texas, a small town where the north and south forks of the Guadalupe River meet, is grieving the July 4 flood. But even ...

Experts say Camp Mystic’s requests to amend the FEMA map could have been an attempt to avoid the requirement to carry flood ...

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin "phasing out" the Federal Emergency Management Agency after ...

President Donald Trump spoke about the loss of life as a result of the flooding while surrounded by state and city leaders in ...

Camp Mystic, a renowned girls’ summer camp nestled by the Guadalupe River, faced tragedy when devastating floods struck the ...