A Washington Post investigation shows why much of the eastern U.S. is increasingly vulnerable to extreme rain and floods.

A year after Hurricane Helene, FEMA hasn’t reimbursed millions of dollars spent on cleanup and recovery, upending local budgets and hindering reconstruction.

Over the past five years, 17 homes have fallen along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency.

DHS said the moves won’t hinder disaster readiness, but current and former FEMA officials said losing that many people will hurt an already much reduced agency.

A Washington Post investigation reveals why so few people evacuated in the state hit hardest by last year’s deadliest disaster.

Local officials have asked for financial donations, while the Salvation Army and World Central Kitchen are providing support on the ground.

Hundreds of campers were sound asleep early on Friday, expecting to wake up to a fireworks show and special treats of Hershey’s bars and Coca-Cola by the lake.

Michael McCown drove to the Hill Country when he learned of the flood. His little girl had been at Camp Mystic, among the youngest girls in the Bubble Inn cabin.

The contamination in Flint, Michigan, sparked a national dialogue about the harms of lead pipes and the country’s aging water infrastructure.

The landmark deal ends a years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places.

Chimney Rock, N.C., a popular tourist destination, is hoping to welcome back visitors this summer. But nearly eight months after Hurricane Helene destroyed it, an uncertain future remains.

As the administration scrambles to fill critical vacancies, the work force shortages have meanwhile forced several offices to stop operating 24 hours a day.

North Carolina is strewn with private roads and bridges. More than 7,000 still need repairs in the aftermath of storm Helene.

After Helene, mothers held their infants tight as they swam to safety. Held their toddlers close as tree limbs crashed through their roofs. Held their teenagers fiercely after their kids witnessed dea...

Even if a person has been missing for years, he or she is not presumed dead in the state. Alena’s Law, named after a 31-year-old missing since Hurricane Helene, will make death declarations easier for...

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A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts.

In the era of climate change, contending with loss has become inevitable.

FEMA is canceling plans to award states grants to help prepare against future disasters. Federal funds given to states after disasters strike could also be in jeopardy.

Storm debris, population growth and dry conditions are all contributing to a viscious fire season in the South.

One in 8 Californians now live in places at risk for the kinds of devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles this winter, according to a Washington Post analysis of new state fire maps.

In the scorching Australian opal mining town of Coober Pedy, White people live in cool “dugouts” while their Aboriginal neighbors suffer above, often without AC.

A Washington Post analysis shows that some officials knew of the fire’s westward spread hours before evacuation orders were sent to residents in western Altadena.

Numerous significant tornadoes were expected Saturday afternoon and evening, with the highest risk across several states in the Deep South, forecasters say.

The Justice Department dropped a landmark lawsuit alleging that emissions from a Louisiana petrochemical plant pose a danger to nearby communities.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon as wildfires raged across 4,200 acres in the state.

The terminations come days before a potential severe weather outbreak in the southeastern U.S. — and just months ahead of the next Atlantic hurricane season.

The Trump administration is weighing whether to repeal the “endangerment finding,” which states that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare.

Hurricane Helene inflicted huge losses on North Carolina farms. As many farmers wait for aid to flow, some wonder whether they can — or should — begin again.

Despite the monumental deluge that Helene dumped on the region in late September and the catastrophic flooding that resulted, officials have warned in recent weeks about elevated risks of wildfire.

Chuck Hart and his crew were painters, welders and builders. Then, amid ravaging flames, they became firefighters.

Many displaced by the L.A. fires are living in a perpetual state of limbo, stuck between a crisis that is vast and ongoing, and a recovery that has yet to truly begin.

Even far from the fire lines in the nation’s largest county, residents are fearful and worried their neighborhood could be next

As homes still burned, residents tried to douse fires with water from swimming pools.

The former president traveled the globe for more than four decades to raise houses, health, peace and democracy.

Since 2010, sea levels at a gauge in Savannah, Georgia have risen by more than 7 inches. Similar trends in sea level rise are happening across the U.S. South.

It is one of the more unusual elements of Hurricane Helene’s aftermath in western North Carolina.

Nearly three months after Hurricane Helene, Yancey County musician Lenny Widawski remains one of the few whose bodies have not been found.

Mr. O’Harrow’s wide-ranging work included groundbreaking investigations into digital privacy and surveillance.

Some tenants who could barely afford rent in western North Carolina before Hurricane Helene have fallen behind and are now facing the possibility of eviction.