Not all communities face disasters equally. Some are hit harder, recover slower, or are more vulnerable from the start. FEMA's Risk Map ranks every county and Census tract in the U.S. based on three ...

Natural disasters such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, and extreme heat have become more frequent, with higher economic costs, due to climate change, urbanization, population growth and growing ...

With a changing climate on a global scale, it was no news that a disastrous consequence could be expected at any time. However, not all communities would be privy to equal kinds and amounts of ...

WASHINGTON, September 30, 2025 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Financing (DPF) with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO ...

From wildfires to hurricanes, natural disasters can destroy entire towns. “We’re just putting structures in harm's way, and harm's way is becoming a broader and broader area,” the Director of the ...