Latest Articles
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What exactly is a natural disaster?
Here are the types of extreme weather you may face — from tornadoes to floods to snow storms — and the officials who determine how severe it is and how financial assistance is distributed.
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How to find housing and rebuild your home after a disaster
A guide for renters and homeowners on knowing your rights, as well as how to handle FEMA aid and insurance claims, avoid contractor scams, and rebuild in a way that protects your home.
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What you should know about disaster recovery
Your guide to this months- or years-long process, from rebuilding your home, to taking care of your mental health, avoiding scams to finding community support after you experience a hurricane, wildfire, flood, or other disaster.
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Know your rights as an immigrant before, during, and after disasters
Here are trusted, reliable resources to use during extreme weather or natural disasters for non-English speakers and undocumented immigrants.
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How to protect your health if a disaster strikes your community
Your guide to the biggest health consequences of extreme weather — from mosquito-and tick-borne illnesses to mental health issues — and how to best prepare for them.
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How climate change is intensifying hurricanes
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.
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How climate change is supercharging wildfires
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.
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How climate change may be affecting tornadoes
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters— and how they may be playing out where you live.
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How climate change is worsening flooding and heavy rainfall
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.
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How climate change is worsening extreme heat
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.
