President Donald Trump has approved major disaster declarations for seven states. That word comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which says Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Carolina,

States say disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a trickle under the Trump administration. That's delaying projects to protect communities from wildfires and hurricanes.

The city is exploring how AI technology can support disaster response and recovery. A pilot has demonstrated a way to reduce data collection and processing times, improve safety, and free up employee time.

The Senate Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Committee convened an oversight hearing Friday on a $24 billion reconstruction effort, reviewing project progress and the territory’s labor and housing capacity.

"Deep Water," which is very much a neo-'70s disaster film. should have been called "Airplane Crash into a Sea of Jaws." As it stands, the word in the film's generic title that echoes that earlier Harlin movie is more than a little ironic,

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Michigan judge ruled that state regulators are not legally responsible for the catastrophic 2020 Edenville Dam failure and flooding, rejecting claims that the disaster amounted to an unconstitutional taking of private property.

Some people take charge when things go wrong. Others find out about it from someone else because they missed the whole thing.The truth is, most of us have no idea how we'd actually handle a real crisis until we're in one.

These 20 pictures capture the aftermath of the infamous 1986 Chernobyl incident—effects that are, in some cases, still felt today.