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Natural Disasters

Joey Roush walks through debris on March 4, 2019 at his mother's home after it was destroyed by a tornado in Beauregard, Alabama.

The Newest DC Game: Denying Disaster Aid for Other States

If recent politics are any indication, the victims of the recent tornadoes in Lee County, Alabama can expect little government help.
By John A. Tures

XPrize Offers $10M for Designing a Robot to Tackle Humanity’s Most Troublesome Tasks

To win the cash, the robots must be able to precisely execute a series of actions that simulate potential real-world scenarios without requiring lengthy training for the pilots.
By Thaddeus Cesari
A sculpture by French sculptor Auguste Rodin wrapped for transit in 2012.

As Natural Disasters Loom, What You Should Know About Insuring Your Art

2017 was expensive for the U.S. insurance industry, and as rolling natural disasters become more frequent, policies for protecting art collections are changing.
By Daniel Grant
San Juan, Puerto Rico Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, center, with Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Queens/Bronx) to the left and Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-Upper Manhattan) to the right. ] meeting. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

San Juan Mayor: NYC Was First To Answer Call for Help After Hurricane Maria

By Madina Toure
U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, center, and U.S. Rep. José Serrano, far right, at a press conference.

Top New York Democrats Urge Homeland Security to Help With Puerto Rico Recovery

By Madina Toure
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Brooklyn Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez and other elected officials at a press conference on the city's response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

New York Democrats Seek Federal Aid for Puerto Rico Amid Hurricane Maria

By Madina Toure
A road is covered by floodwater left in the wake of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31, 2017 near Houston, Texas.

After Harvey, Many Texans Will Think Differently About Hurricane Risks

By Wanyun Shao and Siyuan Xian
Was this cover a bad idea?

Charlie Hebdo Publishes Cover Claiming God Sent Hurricane Harvey to Kill Neo-Nazis

By John Bonazzo
Rev. Al Sharpton at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Al Sharpton: Critics of Trump’s Harvey Response Are Showboating

By Madina Toure
Texas National Guard members rescuing flooded Texans.

Cuomo Deploys More Help for Hurricane Harvey Victims

By Madina Toure
The city sent 120 emergency personnel to Texas to help with Hurricane Harvey relief.

De Blasio Sends Emergency Response Team to Houston

By Madina Toure
Fishing boats sit grounded on land years after the disaster in Namie, near the striken TEPCO Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima prefecture on March 10, 2014, one day before the third anniversary of March 11 massive earthquake and tsunami.

Recovering From Disasters: Social Networks Matter More Than Bottled Water

By Daniel P. Aldrich
Peter Cottle, the engineer behind Facebook's "Safety Check" feature, at the company's "Connecting For Good" event in Manhattan, November 17, 2016.

Facebook No Longer Defines What Constitutes a Disaster

By Brady Dale
Aerial view of the Pentagon, September 14, 2001.

Command Under Attack: What We’ve Learned Since 9/11 About Managing Crises

By Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Arnold M. Howitt, Christine Cole and Joseph W. Pfeifer
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The ‘Nuisance Flooding’ Unnatural Disaster

By Peter Kuper
The cast of Disaster!

Broadway’s Been Destroyed: ‘Disaster!’ Is More Than a Jukebox Musical

By Justin Joffe
Foreign Affairs Minister and President-designate of COP21 Laurent Fabius (2-L) and France's President Francois Hollande (C) hug after the adoption of a historic global warming pact at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. Envoys from 195 nations on December 12 adopted to cheers and tears a historic accord to stop global warming, which threatens humanity with rising seas and worsening droughts, floods and storms. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP / FRANCOIS GUILLOT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)

Stormy Weather Ahead: The Paris Agreement Is Only a First Step

By Andrew Eil
A fishing boat lies among the tsunami rubble at Otsuchi town in Iwate. (Photo: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy Aids Donors When Crisis Strikes

By Sarah Murray

MacArthur’s first bill aims to protect disaster victims from FEMA ‘recoups’

By Chase Brush

Facebook Creates 'Safety Check' Tool for Natural Disaster Survivors

By Jordyn Taylor
Courtesy, Professionalism and Raincoats. (Getty)

A Sandy Silver Lining? Still No Murders After the Superstorm

By Matt Chaban
Charles Venable. (Courtesy Wikipedia)

White House Reporters Survive Marine One Maelstrom

By Hunter Walker

Tropical Depression! Downgraded Irene Disappoints New Yorkers Banking on ‘The Big One’

By Matt Chaban
When the storm clears, those cabs will still be there.

Density Diminishes Irene: Hurricane Reminds Us Why We Live in Big, Thriving Cities

By Matt Chaban
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