America has always been a nation made and remade by disasters. The ones you know about are just the tip of the iceberg. Under the surface are the events that made lawmakers rewrite the rules, forced ...

They were deadly, destructive and came with little warning. Here’s what to know about the biggest floods in U.S. history.

The hurricane of 1938 roared ashore in southern New England and caused extensive damage across seven states. At least 600 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, 2025, Texas floods, he told colleagues he was frustrated ...

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The Spanish government on Tuesday described wildfires that have swept the country as one of the country's worst environmental disasters in years, as it approved relief measures for affected areas.