The nation’s top emergency response agency has long been a lifeline for cities and states struggling with disaster. When hurricanes strike, earthquakes rattle, and tornadoes carve paths of destruction ...
(The Center Square) — U.S. senators from Arizona and Nevada have introduced legislation declaring extreme heat a major disaster. The Extreme Heat Emergency Act from Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, and ...
In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was to make disaster-risk reduction part of everyday thinking worldwide.