Thousands are without power, communities are at the brink of isolation, and a tropical cyclone is looming as Australians battle a week of wild weather that has been declared a natural disaster ...

Wild weather has battered the east coast with the federal government declaring a natural disaster. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) Thousands are without power, communities are at the brink of isolation, and ...

Criswell, the outgoing FEMA administrator, sits for an exit interview with ABC. Whether it is a hurricane, major tornado, wildfire or anything in between, disasters "don't discriminate" in where ...

Nearly two months after a bomb cyclone weather event swept across the ... for the federal government to declare the event as a major disaster, echoing former Governor Jay Inslee’s request.

“It’s not the same as ‘I’m going to go in with a shovel and clear out the mud from the flood,’” said Patricia McIlreavy, president and CEO of nonprofit Center for Disaster Philanthropy.

The abrupt loss of a home due to a natural disaster such as wildfires and other events beyond one’s control can leave people feeling hopeless. A Baylor College of Medicine expert gives advice on ways ...