Policy Updates New York State Declares Measles Disaster EmergencycompletebodyneedsOctober 6, 2026 New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration…
Policy Updates Texas Governor Declares Disaster Over Diesel PricescompletebodyneedsSeptember 29, 2026 Gov. Greg Abbott declared a statewide disaster on Monday over soaring diesel prices and a worsening fuel shortage created by…
Policy Updates Climate, Seismic Factors Primed ‘Unprecedented’ Nepal DisastercompletebodyneedsSeptember 17, 2026 The catastrophic mountain flooding in Nepal that killed more than 1,300 people was driven by a complex web of climate…
Policy Updates Two Slicks Appear in Gulf as Huge Oil Spill off Oman Threatens DisastercompletebodyneedsAugust 14, 2026 Two slicks have appeared in Iranian waters, satellite imagery and video verified by Reuters show, as tit-for-tat attacks on oil…
Policy Updates New Flooding Haunts Texas Hill Country a Year After Historic DisastercompletebodyneedsJuly 17, 2026 Soyla Reyna stood outside Calvary Temple Church, taking a momentary respite from hours of manning the flood displacement shelter at…
Policy Updates Italy’s Former Railways Chief Starts 5-Year Jail Term for 2009 DisastercompletebodyneedsJune 29, 2026 The 72-year-old former head of Italy’s state railway company has begun a five-year jail term over a 2009 derailment that…
Policy Updates Can Trump’s New FEMA Pick Save the Beleaguered Disaster Agency?completebodyneedsMay 13, 2026 President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote a memo last spring laying out how to…
