How did one of the strongest nations in the world fail to protect its own citizens during Hurricane Katrina? Despite early ...

The St. Bernard Project met with dozens of nonprofits and government agencies as Sarasota County seeks community input on a $210 million hurricane recovery plan.

No stranger to disasters and hardship, New Orleans transforms itself and its traditions based on what befalls it. Take the ...

Recognize the effects of exposures related to the disaster (e.g., vaccinations and medications used in the public health response) on pregnant women and their infants. Ensure that information ...

"As a researcher who has closely observed, personally experienced local struggles," says the writer, Bethany Garfield, "it’s ...

Common reactions to disaster include a variety of physical and cognitive effects (Slide 2) as well as emotional and interpersonal effects (Slide 3). People who experience extreme peritraumatic ...

"It's a great time to be engaged in disaster research," she said. Hurricane Katrina showed the government that improvements in sociological and scientific research to prevent future disasters are ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency dramatically reorganized ...

When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in late August 2005, it took Congress just a few days to approve $10.5 billion ...

As a matter of course, congressional appropriations for disaster relief ... We found that one Katrina bill authorized $12 million for a Louisiana hurricane protection study but stipulated the ...

And Louisianans who can recall their own turn with disaster mobilized to help wildfire victims. "This is your Hurricane Katrina," former Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig ...

The new MOU obligated FEMA to provide funding for a toll-free hotline and training to YLD district representatives (DRs). 9 After Hurricane Katrina, the ABA expanded its efforts to address legal needs ...