While the amendment is coming forward following the wildfire, which saw 20 homes and 12 accessory buildings destroyed in West Dalhousie, it has a broader mandate. It would cover property destroyed by ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Natural disasters across the country are increasing. In 2021, there were 20 different natural disasters, each one causing at least $1 billion in damages. A report from the United ...

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Global experts are calling for strengthened international cooperation to better mitigate the more intense and frequent ...

Camp Mystic, the private summer camp that now symbolizes the deadly Central Texas floods, sat on a tract of land known to be at high risk for a devastating flood. Nearly 1.3 million Texas homes are ...

Disasters in California, Hawaii and the Southeast are spurring growth in both industries as owners of ravaged properties grow increasingly open to alternative rebuilding methods that could save time ...

Many of the casualties and damage from disasters in the Philippines stem from weak houses and poorly built structures that ...

Discover how drones, AI, and GIS are transforming disaster management strategies, as leaders gather at the Durban summit to ...

Mozambique is one of Africa’s most climate-vulnerable nations, frequently impacted by cyclones, tropical storms, flooding, ...