More than three million adults were forced to evacuate their homes in the U.S. in the past year because of hurricanes, floods and other disasters, according to the Census Bureau
The U.S. Department of the Treasury makes an unprecedented move to find out if home insurers are abandoning communities vulnerable to climate change
Grants to Indigenous tribes in the U.S. totaling $75 million are the first from a new voluntary relocation program aimed at climate risks
Since Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico, FEMA has approved disaster aid for thousands more individuals and households than received aid after Hurricane Maria in 2017
Hurricane Ian poses catastrophic risks to the Gulf Coast of Florida as climate change exacerbates the storm’s effects
Local governments in coastal states will lose billions of dollars in local tax revenue as rising seas claim developed land
Coastal flood zones where development is restricted will be based on future climate change projections, not past floods
Only 2.3 percent of households in the 10 Kentucky counties that suffered devastating floods last month have flood policies, records show
But the technique must remain in the firefighting toolbox, a new U.S. Forest Service report says
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell says the agency has reduced barriers to cash assistance and other aid
Many communities are unprepared for storms that have been getting worse in part because of climate change
Thirty-nine states received the agency’s lowest score, including many of the most disaster-prone
The agency wants to examine if aid is distrubuted inequitably
The storm caused $65 million in damage across the U.S., according to the global reinsurance company Munich Re
Hurricane Ida and flooding in Europe topped the list of costliest disasters
The deadly storms are likely to be the 19th billion-dollar disaster to hit the U.S. in 2021
The New York City homes where 11 people drowned were in areas marked as low risk for inundation
The severe dry conditions have left critical reservoirs depleted and helped fuel intense wildfires
Proposed legislation includes funding to redo badly out-of-date flood risk maps
The 117 fatalities recorded in the Pacific Northwest so far include only those directly attributed to heat
