FEMA was absorbed by DHS in 2003, prompting criticism that its highly bureaucratic nature rendered the agency ineffective in addressing natural disasters.
Many remember the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that devoured the city of New Orleans in 2005, leaving the Six Flags Complex in Eastern New Orleans in shambles. 20 years later, the ruins of the ...
Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last ... They climbed 36% to $112.7 billion, the most since 2022. Hurricane Helene tore across six southeastern ...