After 40 years living in Chamelecón, a low-income community near the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, Susana*, 65, was no stranger to calamity. Hurricane Mitch forced her and her family to flee their ...

When a disaster occurs, a country's financial obligations are triggered to repair the damage that has occurred. These obligations are called contingent liabilities. To understand more about the ...

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts. Damage ...

Twenty Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against ...