In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

People on Florida's Gulf Coast spent the holiday weekend picking up the pieces from the one-two punch of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. They also took solace in the damage that did not happen thanks to ...

After Hurricane Andrew decimated parts of south Florida in 1992, state officials mandated sweeping building code revisions for new construction. Those changes continue to limit damage from storms now.

People on Florida's Gulf Coast spent the holiday weekend picking up the pieces from the one-two punch of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. They also took solace from the damage that did not happen, thanks ...

Seismologists, structural engineers, and developers aren’t always on the same page when it comes to earthquake-resistant building codes, a world-renowned seismologist tells the Insurance Bureau of ...

There were no reports of major damage or collapsed buildings following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that shook Anchorage, Alaska. The tremor cracked roads and collapsed some highway ramps, but other ...

Mexico sits on one of the most seismically restless patches of Earth. Squeezed between the Cocos, Pacific, and North American ...