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FEMA administrator urges Black communities to prepare for natural disasters after Hurricane Ian
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans in 2005, the Federal Emergency Management Agency,...
Since Hurricane Katrina, only seven cities have adopted strong disaster preparedness plans
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance The devastating toll of Hurricane Katrina on cities like New Oreans prompted some...
Studies uncover ‘hidden burden’ of natural disasters: ‘Life-changing effect for a child’
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe effects of natural disasters go well beyond casualties, property damage, and land and...
As Hawaii mourns its dead, 'disaster vultures' are swooping in to make a quick buck
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoDisaster vultures are investors who take advantage of people who lost their homes to natural...
The states most affected by natural disasters
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Wallet Hub analyzed all 50 states to understand which historically have been affected the most by natural disasters. Since 1980, states...
Hurricane Ian caused at least $50 billion in losses, the largest record since Hurricane Katrina
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoflorida beach after hurricane ian Spencer Platt / Staff/ Getty Images A new report says Hurricane...
18 years after Katrina levee breaches, group wants future engineers to learn from mistakes
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFuture engineers need a greater understanding of past failures — and how to avoid repeating them — a...
What disasters does home insurance cover?
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoDepending on where you live, extreme weather events can happen at any time of year. Most policyholders know that their homeowners insurance covers losses...
The Deadliest Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters in the U.S.
Cheapism via AOL· 2 years agoSarah J Lee/istockphoto From deadly wildfires and heat waves to hurricanes, all forcing tens of...
Why the Eastern Kentucky flood was no natural disaster. Let's call it what it is
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s been two weeks since the historic and deadly flooding event in central Appalachia left 39...