Just prior to the full fury of January’s great winter storm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared it would “cease offboarding” frontline disaster responders whose terminations were pending ...

Small-scale natural catastrophes in the U.S. are becoming costlier for insurers. For the first time in a decade, the U.S. was spared by a direct hurricane hit in 2025. But claim costs for non-peak ...

To end the year, we looked back to the first half of 2025, when a series of deadly and destructive natural disasters slammed the commonwealth. This week's Sunday cover story focused on how Kentucky ...

Part 1 walked through the SDRP components that rely on familiar records, crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) data, where producers have a clearer sense of how their ...

Architects are uniquely positioned to help people displaced by natural disasters. By Shigeru Ban Shigeru Ban is a Pritzker Prize-winning architect, humanitarian and educator. This personal reflection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding a place to call home where you don't have to constantly worry about natural disasters is a relief for many. Living in an ...

An estimated 47% of residential buildings nationwide have visible mold or dampness, which can cause health problems ranging from mild allergic reactions to severe respiratory conditions. KFF HEALTH ...

Kentucky state Sen. Robin Webb held up a thick black binder stuffed full of white paper. The binder, which she hefted in the air during a Nov. 21 meeting in Frankfort, contained the many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Natural disasters have a way of reminding us just how unpredictable and powerful nature can be. Some events in history sound like ...

Preparedness for the future is nonnegotiable. As natural disasters become more frequent and more severe, their impact also becomes more widespread. Americans are feeling the effects of extreme weather ...

(LEX 18) — Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and expensive. This is creating a problem in the insurance market as companies raise rates or drop coverage in high-risk areas entirely, ...