"Recovery programming is often focused on the first three to six months after a disaster, but people still need help after that time," says Merdjanoff. "They may not realize what they need until their ...

Thirty-two years after Hurricane Iniki made landfall on Kaua’i in 1992, few physical reminders remain of the storm’s destruction, but there are many reminders of the island’s resilience. They include ...

Louisiana is no stranger to disaster recovery. Louisianians by nature are resilient people, as are brave Ukrainians defending their homeland from Russia. In recovering from record setting hurricanes ...

Four years before Category 4 Ian wiped out parts of southwest Florida, the state's Panhandle had its own encounter with an even stronger hurricane, Michael. The Category 5 storm all but destroyed one ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — It’s been nearly one year since Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated parts of Sarasota County. On Monday, emergency management officials reflected on the recovery and ...

There’s a saying that the late L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan cited during his tenure when it came to government red tape, and it came in handy amid a catastrophe that, until last week, was a notch higher ...