Articles by Lyndsey Gilpin

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.

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.

How disaster relief and response work

Your guide to the agencies and programs responsible for emergency services and disaster aid, how to return home and clean up safely, navigate FEMA aid, and more after a hurricane, wildfire, flood, or other disaster.

Know your voting rights before, during, and after a disaster

If extreme weather disrupts local services or destroys your belongings around election day, here’s how to make sure you can still cast your ballot.