Alabama Tornado Survivors Sought for Interviews December 21, 2011 Public health agencies are looking to interview survivors of the killer tornadoes that hit north and central Alabama on April...
Thai Floods Impact May Last Longer than Japan’s Disaster November 29, 2011 By Kaori Kaneko The impact from Thailand floods on Asia’s production networks may last longer and be deeper than that from Japan’s March...
Parts of East Coast States Designated Disaster Areas November 16, 2011 Farms in parts of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine are eligible for low-interest loans to cover losses from flooding, hail...
New Zealand Crews Pump All Oil from Grounded Ship November 15, 2011 Salvage crews have successfully removed all the remaining oil from a cargo ship that ran aground on a New Zealand...
Miss. College Developing Multi-Campus Disaster Mitigation Plan November 9, 2011 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is developing a new multi-campus hazard mitigation plan and will be seeking public comment in...
Settlement Near in Sago Mine Disaster Lawsuit November 7, 2011 A West Virginia judge will consider approving a settlement in the six remaining wrongful-death lawsuits filed by the families of...
USDA Declares 44 Illinois Counties Disaster Areas November 3, 2011 Summer’s drought and excessive heat have led the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare 44 Illinois counties natural disaster areas....
Lee Disaster Declaration for 8 Louisiana Parishes October 31, 2011 By JANET McCONNAUGHEY President Obama signed a disaster declaration Friday for eight Louisiana parishes, making federal aid available to governments and some nonprofit...
South Dakota Flood Disaster Aid Tops $9M October 26, 2011 More than $9 million is federal and state disaster aid has been approved for individuals and businesses affected by this...
Japan Cabinet OKs $158B Extra Budget for Tsunami October 24, 2011 Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s Cabinet on Friday approved a 12.1 trillion yen ($158 billion) extra budget to help fund the...