President Donald Trump has said he wants state and local officials to shoulder more of the burden of disaster response, even ...

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco asked President Bush to declare an emergency for her state Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Rita's arrival somewhere on the Gulf Coast. Earlier, Blanco declared a state of ...

The concern is particularly pronounced on the Gulf Coast, where ominous storm systems are already beginning to form amid widespread staffing shortages at the area’s critical weather stations.

Galveston's Office of Emergency Management and County Judge Mark Henry have added time to the mandatory evacuation window this hurricane season.

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season will run from June 1 to November 30. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is reminding residents, businesses and ...

Experts are alarmed over large-scale staff reductions, travel and training restrictions and grant cut-offs at FEMA and NOAA.

Yonder examined how increasingly frequent and intense weather disasters impact pregnant people, mothers, and young families ...

A look back at some of the most destructive and deadliest hurricanes to ever hit Louisiana.

Leaders in metro New Orleans say they have tested, checked and prepped everything they can for hurricane season, which starts ...

Of those storms, the federal weather agency forecasts that six to 10 will be hurricanes — with three to five of them major.

The second key ingredient that meteorologists have their eye on is the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, which forecasters refer to as ENSO. ENSO is a climate cycle that shifts every few years between ...

Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast on August 29 ... such as public drunkenness or unpaid traffic fines, yet they were subjected to life-threatening conditions (Garrett & Tetlow, 2006). The ...