Lawmaker Calls for Removal of NC Hurricane Recovery Director December 16, 2022 By Hannah Schoenbaum RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers rebuked on Wednesday the state’s disaster recovery director _ with one calling for...
One Year Later, Louisiana’s Recovery from Hurricane Laura Still Has Long Way to Go August 24, 2021 By Stephanie Jones Hurricane Laura made landfall in Southwest Louisiana nearly a year ago but local officials and state insurance regulators say the...
Business Owners Find Varied Paths to Recovery Post-Disaster August 30, 2018 By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG As small business owners in Hawaii and California clean up following Hurricane Lane and wildfires, they’ll find there’s no one...
Hurricane Lane Drops Close to 4 Feet of Rain on Hawaii August 27, 2018 A once-powerful hurricane twisted and drifted away from Hawaii, leaving behind heavily saturated ground on the Big Island and many...
South Texas Town, Residents Recovering Nearly a Year After Harvey August 16, 2018 By LEE HAYWARD, Corpus Christi Caller-Times Armonie Brown pauses for a second when asked about Hurricane Harvey. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports Brown saw friends and...
Research Reveals Coastal Housing Recovery Gaps After Disasters April 6, 2018 A team including an Iowa State University researcher studied Galveston, Texas, homes following Hurricane Ike, finding that the types of...
Superstorm Sandy’s Impact on Flood Risk Assessment, Mitigation 5 Years Later November 1, 2017 By Denise Johnson It’s been five years since Superstorm Sandy caused widespread devastation to the East Coast, causing an estimated $18.75 billion in...
Officials Reflect on Superstorm Sandy 5 Years Later October 27, 2017 By Denise Johnson It’s been five years since Superstorm Sandy struck the Eastern seaboard late during the 2012 hurricane season. Recently, local city...
State Budgets Strained by Natural Disaster Costs September 19, 2017 By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and BOB SALSBERG A summer of natural catastrophes, from epic hurricanes to scorching wildfires, has exposed another peril in disaster-prone states: How to...
Hurricane Matthew Flood Victims Still Recovering 6 Months Later April 11, 2017 By MECHELLE HANKERSON AND RYAN MURPHY, The Virginian-Pilot In the months since Hurricane Matthew, Dawn Sawyer has watched her 9-year-old, Sam, bite his nails down to “nubs.” She’s...