Managing your bills, budgeting, investments, and taxes is a constant practice. Hopefully by the time you reach middle age, you have your money systems in place and stay financially secure throughout ...

In the days and weeks following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, a cadre of psychologists trained in disaster relief intervened to foster recovery among survivors and first responders. The ...

Disaster recovery is not a simple process. It takes months, even years, for communities to distribute aid, rebuild, and begin to move forward. Your landscape and community has likely changed in many ...

After Nebraska’s 2024 tornadoes, the Omaha Community Foundation brought donors, case managers, and partners together to speed ...

A natural disaster involves severe weather events that damage our property, life, and physical health. Floods and hurricanes are the most dominant in the U.S., but other perils include fires, ...

Editor’s Note: Jeff Schlegelmilch is a research scholar and the director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Columbia Climate School at Columbia University. He is the author of ...

Caitlin Wan Smith, an officer with Pew’s managing fiscal risks project, helped craft guidelines to help states budget for natural disasters. State governments are failing at comprehensively tracking ...

Malawi is one of the most disaster-prone countries in Africa. In the past 15 years it has experienced 16 floods, one rainfall-related landslide, five storm-related disasters, and two severe droughts.

As communities across the United States are still recovering from hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisors are warning staff to prepare for the dismissal of ...

A flood relief fund tracking sign stands outside of Robert Frost Public Charter School. The school lost two classrooms during the December storm. Many North Country communities are still rebuilding ...

But as we approached the epicenter of the damage, I realized this disaster was different. Building after building had large cracks throughout, while many other structures had partially or totally ...