Villagers in Vanuatu buried food and fresh water as one of the strongest storms on record bore down on them,...
disaster mitigation News
The United States spends a lot of money responding to natural disasters but comparatively little trying to limit the costs...
Connecticut’s largest city is getting $10 million from the federal government to help protect it against another superstorm like Sandy...
New Hampshire is launching a new effort to inventory hazardous sites most at risk during natural disasters. New Hampshire Gov....
The average annual cost of natural disasters has quadrupled over the last three decades and it makes economic sense to...
The owners of eight flood-prone properties near Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly, R.I., are using federal grant funds to raise...
The insurance industry hopes a 21,000-square-foot lab in rural South Carolina can help revolutionize the way homes are built and...
A state senator in Texas is taking the insurance industry to task for what he perceives as its disinterest in...
Property/casualty insurers are backing a measure in Congress to incentivize states to adopt stronger building codes. The National Association of...
A new study of tornado destruction in Tuscaloosa found that relatively minor changes in construction 鈥� including better shingles, more...