More than 50 million Americans from Texas to Missouri were already under National Weather Service extreme heat warnings or advisories July 20.

Two massive disasters this year are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.

Many have decried Kerr County's lack of sirens on the Guadalupe River. Officials in counties that have the systems say they ...

Ms. McKay is a war and humanitarian-focused international correspondent and author of 'Only Cry for the Living: Memos from ...

At least 135 people, including 37 children, died in the torrential downpour over the July 4 holiday weekend. The number of missing people dropped sharply on Saturday.

Commerce Department Acting Inspector General Duane Townsend told lawmakers this week his office will evaluate the National Weather Service's actions around the catastrophic flooding in Texas Hill ...

This year has seen a seemingly endless string of flash floods across the U.S. The root causes are as diverse as they are ...

Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...

Professional crisis communicators watched the news conferences with dismay. Deflecting blame is not helpful if politicians ...

“If you’ve never seen water rise in front of you in minutes, it’s hard to conceive of how quickly that can happen—and how ...

The Department of Commerce Office of the Inspector General will investigate staffing shortages at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) ...