Overall, the Census Bureau estimates that nearly 2.5 million Americans had to leave their homes because of disasters in 2023, whether for a short period or much longer. However, a closer look at ...

The loss of key staff and low morale at the Federal Emergency Management Agency have derailed the agency's planning for the ...

Excelerate Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EE) ("Excelerate" or the "Company") today announced that it has closed its acquisition of New Fortress Energy Inc.’s (Nasdaq: NFE) business in Jamaica (the "Acquisition" ...

To strengthen communication and readiness, Vernon called for the development of a regional disaster intelligence network that ...

The following is the first of a two-part series. On May 8, 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a concluding ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Mauricio Villafuerte held meetings in Kingston (and virtually) with Jamaica government counterparts, private sector, civil society, and development ...

# In St Vincent and the Grenadines, lawyer and founder of Equal Rights, Access and Opportunities SVG Inc, Jeshua Bardoo, has witnessed a similar pattern of inadequate recovery, most recently after ...

Public radio stations have been a lifeline for residents during natural disasters that take out power, the internet and cell towers. And in many remote and rural areas across the U.S., they can be ...

Public radio stations have been a lifeline for residents during natural disasters that take out power, the internet and cell towers. And in many remote and rural areas across the U.S., they can be a ...

Today, she is appealing her former boss’s denial of a federal disaster declaration request after an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes ripped through her state. The same scenario is also playing ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper investigates the short- and medium-term economic impacts of natural disasters, focusing on Pacific Island ...

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an ...