In the United States, heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes—combined. Yet unlike these other extreme weather events, heat waves are not considered a major disaster under U.S.

A pair of House Democrats is asking a congressional watchdog to probe the Trump administration’s disaster declarations after ...

Following major disasters, reconstruction drives massive demand for cement, sand, timber, and steel, often equivalent to 10 ...

The Sunshine Hill Baptist Church bus sits destroyed among neighboring houses in the Sunshine Hills neighborhood, Sunday, May 18, 2025 in London, Ky. Two days earlier, a deadly tornado ripped through ...

On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the billion-dollar weather and climate disasters database will be retired. This directive came from the White ...

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said Trump is making sure federal tax dollars “are spent wisely to supplement state actions, not replace them,” during disasters. The Associated Press is an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Disaster victims get big tax benefits from federal disaster ...