The deadly flooding in Texas that took at least 80 people, including children, may have been avoided if the state legislature hadn’t killed a bill for an emergency siren alert system because it ...

Talk of warning systems and how to improve communications will eventually happen, Virdell said, adding that, right now, the focus needs to be on the immediate community.

Texas Killed Bill on Siren Warning System Before Deadly Floods Officials were worried about the high costs of the system, which could have saved lives. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images ...

However, the disaster plan shows that officials on all levels were aware of the potential damage a powerful hurricane like Katrina -- which was a Category 3 when it made landfall in New Orleans ...

The losses totaled €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion). Government issues warning about disaster that could soon spike the cost of groceries: 'The impacts of this … will be felt far beyond' first ...

A government board, whose members included Camp Mystic’s co-owner, contracted with a company to better spot danger on the Guadalupe River.

The delivery of disaster aid is on the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk List for the first time as climate-related costs soar, Federal Emergency Management Agency staffing lags, and ...

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Invasive algae is overrunning Spanish coastlines, threatening marine ecosystems and local industries. The Asian species, Rugulopteryx okamurae, has been detected along nearly every coastal region ...