Forecasters warned that seniors and those with chronic health problems faced increased heat risk. Meanwhile, a disturbance was swirling in the Gulf.

Accurate weather warnings are useless if they don’t reach residents in time. Take these steps to avoid mistakes that may have ...

Catching problems early makes them much easier to solve. Screwworms are still a threat, but through care and vigilance they ...

Coastal living in Florida has long offered sun, pristine beaches, and laid-back lifestyles. However, without proactive planning, it will also raise the chances of crisis. State and local leaders must ...

By all accounts, forecasters provided adequate warning — the problem was communicating the danger to residents.

Millions of people across three states have been urged to remain indoors amid concerns over high air pollution levels. Air quality advisories were issued on Thursday for parts of Connecticut, Colorado ...

The deaths of children at Camp Mystic show a heartbreaking failure of local, state and federal government to invest in people, prepare for disasters.

Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla said staffing shortages at the NWS are putting critical forecasting in jeopardy.

The Trump administration has paused work on a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of the ...

Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers. That's according to attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits ...

From hurricanes and floods to explosions and tornadoes, Texas has faced some of the nation’s most catastrophic events.

The first State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The ...