The memo also said that FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund, which has been used in the immediate aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and ...

State leaders call agriculture South Carolina’s lifeblood, and 2024 has been a challenging year for farmers in the Palmetto ...

What started out as a $388,000 pandemic-era tourism recovery plan has grown to a $1.16 million study to reposition Guam’s visitor industry, as arrivals remain below half of pre-COVID year levels.

ASHEVILLE - Buncombe County Commissioners met the contractor selected to lead disaster recovery efforts and reallocated a total of nearly $3.2 million toward separate household assistance and ...

The tragedy is already Europe's worst flood-related disaster since 1967 when at least 500 people died in Portugal. Hopes of finding survivors were raised when rescuers found a woman alive after ...

“You’re seeing hundreds, if not thousands, of FEMA employees being put out in the field to essentially run all aspects of disaster recovery. That’s got to change,” added Long, who’s the ...

But the EPA does not have special disaster-preparedness requirements for reactive chemicals—compounds that are safe until they suddenly aren’t, including TCCA, which has caused multiple ...

A group of Republican senators unveiled a plan to ask ... Administration’s disaster loan program, which he said is “often the largest source of Federal disaster recovery funds” was running ...

But its newly released long-term recovery plan for Lahaina calls for several ... Another program is the Pacific Disaster Center’s DisasterAWARE platform, which offers early warning and ...

along with a coordinated plan of action agreed in advance. However, risk mitigation and faster recovery also depend on finance – specifically, pre-arranged funding rather than a post-disaster ...

Hurricanes Helene and Milton have been traumatic in many ways — the loss of lives, homes, history, and in some cases, hope. For those who own or work for small businesses, there is yet another ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (30 October 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has strengthened its disaster resilience commitment in Asia and the Pacific in a new action plan. The Disaster Risk Management ...