An annual assessment of health security and preparedness shows the nation is relatively well-prepared for managing an emergency, although performance on some measures in specific states can be improved.

Which type of weather event produces the greatest number of fatalities? 

The number of weather-related deaths rose to almost 500 people in 2015. 

Social networks such as Twitter may be used for monitoring, assessing and even predicting damage caused by natural disasters in just a few hours.

New York City will be awarded $176 million in federal funding to build a new flood protection system around Lower Manhattan.
 

Three years after Hurricane Sandy stranded 80,000 public housing tenants, the NYC Housing Authority is "woefully unprepared" for the next disaster.
 

A new report shows which states face the greatest threat from natural disasters.

A new survey by Government Business Council (GBC) and Concur finds that federal employees consider many of these existing processes to be disconnected and inconsistent.

There is a 99.9 percent chance of a magnitude-5 or greater earthquake striking within three years in the greater Los Angeles area.