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FEMA documents aimed at helping Alaska Natives apply for disaster relief after typhoon damage last fall was riddled with nonsensical phrases and poor translations.

President Joe Biden met with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday to tour the destruction a week after Hurricane Ian barreled across the state.

President Joe Biden visited Puerto Rico on Monday to survey damage left by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, pledging to rebuild the island to be more resilient to future storms. “You deserve every bit of help your country can give you…. I’m determined to help Puerto Rico build faster than in the past, and stronger and better prepared for the...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke Thursday to detail the federal and local response after Hurricane Ian pummeled South Florida, reminding residents of the ongoing dangers of downed power lines and deep water. “If you’ve weathered the storm to this point, going and doing and getting involved in that is totally not worth it.”

President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Florida early Thursday, opening federal funding to help with recovery efforts after Hurricane Ian slammed the state.

Ken Graham, the Director of the National Weather Service, says Hurricane Ian is a storm “we will talk about for many years to come.”

At a press briefing at the National Hurricane Center Monday, NOAA and FEMA officials urged Florida residents to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Ian.

In recent years, tribal and Indigenous communities have faced upheaval dealing with changing sea levels as well as an increase in floods and wildfires.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden toured storm-ravaged areas in eastern Kentucky and met with local officials and families affected by the historic flooding.

The federal flood insurance program, which insures risky homes that private insurers won’t cover, is in debt because it pays out more than it collects in premiums. Now it’s raising rates to better reflect risks.

A new initiative is designed to modernize building codes so that communities can be more resilient to hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather events.

They admitted accepting and offering gratuities, lesser charges than conspiracy to commit bribery and fraud, which they were indicted on in 2019.

A revamped federal flood insurance program means higher rates for many homeowners — including in areas where coverage isn’t required because the government previously deemed them low or moderate risk

FEMA officials say the cascade of emergencies — from hurricanes and wildfires to COVID-19 and Afghan resettlement — is stretching the agency thin.

President Joe Biden detailed his administration’s efforts to provide federal assistance to competing climate crises across the U.S., including historic floods from Hurricane Ida across the southern and eastern states and the devastating Caldor Fire in the Sierra Nevadas. “We’re all in this together. The nation is here to help.”

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said on Wednesday that there have been requests submitted to FEMA for commercial fuel in the region.

Federal officials say hundreds of emergency responders are in place in Louisiana and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has power restoration experts and generators at the ready as Hurricane Ida bashes the region.

FEMA allocated a $2 million grant aimed to repair roads in the Santa Cruz Mountains that were damaged during record-breaking storms in 2017.

FEMA will conduct a nationwide test of its emergency alert system on Aug. 11, sending messages to TVs, radios and some cell phones. Here’s what you can expect and when

Although the facility was created to handle a spring 2020 onslaught of COVID-19 deaths, it now holds the bodies of people who have died of various causes and are awaiting final arrangements.