When a massive wildfire swept through Paradise, California, three years ago this week, it killed 85 people and destroyed more than 13,000 homes. The wood chalet-style cabin where Mike and Jennifer ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / July 6, 2026 / The 2026 hurricane season is already underway. While NOAA forecasts a 55% probability of a below-average season, projections still call for 8-14 ...

This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in this tragic event, it is also a moment to reflect on what ...

Poor construction in Haiti was a major reason why so many people -- up to 300,000 according to the president -- died when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the impoverished nation in January, ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – As September begins, Santa Barbara County has already seen its fair share of emergencies this year, ...

Businesses have placed a greater emphasis on disaster recovery efforts since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Recovery managers are faced with the challenging task of ensuring that they can ...

ARANAYAKA, Sri Lanka — Bandara Jayaratne from Beraliya, a village in the Aranayaka region in Sri Lanka, is among the fortunate individuals who escaped a landslide on Nov. 28 that occurred right behind ...

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EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara has called on public school administrators, teachers, and disaster response coordinators nationwide to integrate a new hazard assessment tool into their disaster ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Bill Lee's administration has proposed a disaster assistance fund -- initially created by the Tennessee General Assembly ...

This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in this tragic event, it is also a moment to reflect on what ...