How Hurricane Katrina exposed failures in disaster response and changed FEMA, evacuations, and emergency planning in America.

Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 storm that made landfall off the Louisiana coast on August 29, 2005, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 120 miles per hour. Because of the ensuing destruction and ...

As summer travel and vacation season approaches, El Paso Animal Services is urging pet owners to prepare for emergencies ...

Three people are dead, five U.S. states are monitoring exposed passengers, and the CDC has activated its emergency center in Atlanta.

A new study found sea levels in New Orleans have reached the “point of no return.” ...

Hurricane Gustav weakened into a tropical storm late Monday night, several hours after making landfall about 100 kilometres from the still-fragile city of New Orleans. In its 11 p.m. report, the U.S.

Hurricane season begins June 1, and residents along the Coast say that deadline is personal.

We were out filming the devastation caused by Hurricane Rita in the now famous 9th Ward section of New Orleans and had just finished our interviews and stand-uppers when my cameraman, Scottie ...

As another hurricane season approaches, communities across the country will hear familiar advice: “It only takes one.” “Have ...

“Know Your Zone” is North Carolina’s tiered evacuation system, primarily used in coastal counties. Instead of issuing broad, countywide evacuation orders ...

Hurricane season is upon us, and it's important to be prepared ahead of disaster. Use our go-bag checklist to build your own!