What’s wrong with the U.S. disaster-response system? And why have the U.S. government and nonprofit groups failed to reassure the public and Congress that they can effectively respond to a large-scale ...

The following excerpt is drawn from the Prologue of Disaster Nation, a new book by David J. Alexander that examines how America’s disaster response system has become reactive, fragmented, and fiscally ...

(CNN) — As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that’s leaving ...

More than 75 federal disaster declarations were delayed in the past year, leaving cities, counties and nonprofits waiting for critical support. As climate-related emergencies become increasingly ...

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. enters another dangerous season with a fractured national emergency response system. Katrina showed what happens when truth and trusted communication are ...

During the horrific flooding on July 4 in Kerr County, Texas, the catastrophe unfolded before us with its now-familiar script: Alerts were issued, warnings failed to reach the most vulnerable and ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email TULSA, Okla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District managed a variety of projects throughout fiscal year ...

Twenty years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina ripped through our Gulf Coast, showing not only the fury of nature, but serious flaws in our federal disaster response system. The failure that ...

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has drafted a National Disaster Telecommunication Plan to strengthen emergency ...