After a disaster, a strong impulse might be to rebuild, recover, and move on. Is it really that easy? Within psychosocial support and recovery, a major role exists in taking time to process and ...

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica’s southern coast, the storm did more than tear off roofs and flood major corridors; it exposed the deep vulnerabilities within the nation’s critical ...

Disaster 101: This is part of a series that looks at how communities recover from extreme natural disasters and ways Duke experts are focused on rebuilding better. Disaster expert Brian McAdoo shares ...

Businesses are more vulnerable when fall arrives and the weather turns chilly. Hurricanes, wildfires and other potentially devastating natural disasters are common during this time of year. These ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The City of Jacksonville Emergency Preparedness Division has partnered with the Florida Division of Emergency Management to be the first city in the state to implement the Florida ...

The Department of Homeland Security drafted plans to drastically cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency workforce in ...

IT teams must manage patches, updates and configuration changes without disrupting services. At the same time, they are often understaffed and expected to support an expanding mix of technologies.

Wildfires present a range of immediate dangers, but the hazards don’t end when the flames are extinguished. This guide outlines the less obvious, but equally serious, hazardous and toxic materials to ...

During a Friday tour of communities in western North Carolina and neighborhoods in Los Angeles devastated by natural disasters, President Donald Trump told victims, state officials and assembled media ...

Austin Emergency Management recovered $34.7M in disaster costs in 2025, involving coordination with state and federal ...

President Donald Trump has highlighted our broken federal disaster system and the urgent need for states to lead. As former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and executive director of ...

Jay Rickabaugh receives grant funding from the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect ...