Building homes and commercial structures for an era of deadlier storms requires a multi-pronged approach including the use of ...

Camp Mystic, the private summer camp that now symbolizes the deadly Central Texas floods, sat on a tract of land known to be at high risk for a devastating flood. Nearly 1.3 million Texas homes are ...

A team of researchers led by Nathan Clark of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, in partnership with the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS), has unveiled a comprehensive set of recommendations ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Natural disasters across the country are increasing. In 2021, there were 20 different natural disasters, each one causing at least $1 billion in damages. A report from the United ...

When disaster strikes — a hurricane, an earthquake, a wildfire, a major storm surge — we see the impact: homes lost, critical infrastructure damaged, lives disrupted. What we often don’t see is the ...

Disasters in California, Hawaii and the Southeast are spurring growth in both industries as owners of ravaged properties grow increasingly open to alternative rebuilding methods that could save time ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The International Code Council’s Building Safety Month campaign continues into its third week with an emphasis on building safety preparedness. Preparing and planning for potential ...

Kentucky is one of the most disaster-prone states, and disaster-stricken communities are finding themselves ill-equipped to ...