As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

Verizon showed off some of their community disaster response equipment to first responders. This equipment is used to provide connectivity during emergencies. Donald Trump gets bad news minutes after ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the approval of nearly $23 million in funding to support natural disaster recovery throughout the Southeast. Kentucky is among ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Gov. Josh Green confirmed he submitted a formal request to President Donald Trump on Monday for a presidential disaster declaration following severe storms that swept across ...

This is the final article of a three-part emergency management series exploring the importance of strengths-based approaches, strong social networks, community ownership of emergency preparedness, and ...

From protecting coastlines to cooling cities, nature-based solutions (NBS) such as wetlands and urban green spaces have been implemented worldwide, strengthening climate resilience while delivering ...

A cyberattack that appears to have knocked tens of thousands of systems offline at medical technology company Stryker this week is a sobering reminder of the ...

March 11, 2026, marks 15 years since the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Cleanup and recovery efforts have been ongoing since the incident. While some surrounding areas in the ...

FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Nature is reclaiming abandoned buildings in the exclusion zone surrounding Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, an area that appears frozen in time 15 years after disaster struck.

A group of researchers from China's Nanchang University and solar module manufacturer Trina Solar have conducted a series of experiments to assess the impact of ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID) ...