When disaster strikes, whether a fire, hurricane or flood, the immediate focus is on community safety. But in the aftermath, a second, quieter crisis begins: the fight for small business survival. For ...

During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims. People in heightened emotional states in the wake of a catastrophic event should be extra careful of ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Long before the winds and the rain and the flooding, there was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Disasters can feel overwhelming if you’re an immigrant, whether it’s because of your citizenship status, language barriers, or ...

Disaster 101: This is part of a series that looks at how communities recover from extreme natural disasters and ways Duke experts are focused on rebuilding better. Disaster expert Brian McAdoo shares ...

You may qualify to deduct disaster losses on your taxes if the damage wasn’t fully covered by insurance. A new law expands eligibility for the deduction. Start gathering records now to provide ...

Source: Photo by Elaine Miller-Karas (2025) Used with permission. Disasters have plagued communities worldwide. The widespread destruction from the recent Southern California wildfires has been ...

One in three Americans want more tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service after disasters, and one in four wish the agency would streamline extension requests, among other moves, according to a ...

A bill by Assemblymember John Harabedian aims to speed up housing recovery through a state-led task force to address the Palisades and Eaton fires. About the bill: Assembly Bill 239, modeled after a ...

Photographer Pierpaolo Mittica has been documenting the passage of time at the disaster site as clean-up crews, tourists, and war, come and go in a landscape still teeming with radiation. "We are just ...