WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that seeks to shift responsibility for disaster preparations to state and local governments ...

There's been a three-year blowout to the federal government's plans to overhaul text message warnings for people at threat of a disaster. The government initially promised a new national messaging ...

In the Viking Sky cruise disaster, a massive storm left the ship drifting towards disaster. A desperate evacuation and a race against time saved thousands from catastrophe. Trump asks Supreme ...

Taiwan holds civil defence drills under auspices of new committee Senior Western diplomats attend drills in southern Taiwan Taiwan faces Chinese military threats, quakes and typhoons TAINAN ...

The accident reignited debate over the sustainability of the ADF’s expanding role in disaster response. We are relying on the military more frequently because Australia’s renowned voluntary ...

For Sarah, the trouble started with a fracture in her back. She’d worked in a warehouse for years. Now she’s “too old to lug boxes” and her back still aches when it’s cold. Poundland, a ...

Chamber of Commerce President Fa’aso’otauloa Sam Saili called the power situation a “disaster” for businesses. And it’s not just the missed days of productivity. “The damage in ...

My childhood dream was to become a tornado chaser. Seriously, just ask my family because this natural disaster is something I talked about a lot, especially after seeing the movie “Twister ...

Ilan Noy is a member of the scientific committee of EM-DAT (pro bono). Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. Te Herenga Waka ...

“Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse” debuted at film festivals in late 2024. It had a showing in Philadelphia in February, and it’s set for airing on PBS as part of the American Masters series in ...

Mohamed Salah gave the coldest of shoulders to struggling Darwin Nunez after his penalty miss in the defeat to PSG. The Egyptian rifled home the first goal in the Champions League last-16 shootout ...

Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military. The crash ignited a huge ...