disaster relief

Fight over Puerto Rico funds puts Senate disaster aid package on hold

Trump's tweets about Puerto Rico just made it harder for the Senate to pass a relief package for all U.S. disaster victims.

Here’s how the government shutdown hurts disaster recovery

Among the Americans affected by the partial shutdown are disaster survivors -- and the federal workers and lawmakers working to help them recover.

Hurricane Maria was so much worse than we thought

Turns out, Puerto Rico endured the deadliest natural disaster in more than a century.

How to stop a humanitarian disaster before it happens

Weather forecasting has improved so much that organizations can prepare for disasters before they strike.

The U.S. could have avoided Puerto Rico’s water crisis

There are international standards for disaster relief. The government isn't meeting them.

Helping Hurricane Harvey victims is a long game. Here’s where to start.

Recovery is not an instant fix -- and shouldn’t be treated that way.

Instead of composting old fruit, these students want to powder it

Fopo Powders pulverizes expired food into produce powders, which are like the nutritious distant relatives of PixyStix.

This civil engineer is building houses to withstand earthquakes and hurricanes

Elizabeth Hausler Strand founded Build Change, a nonprofit, to bring in the (literal) reinforcements when natural disasters strike.