natural disaster

Twenty years ago, social worker Ernest Timmons boarded a plane for an unknown destination. Turns out, the Hurricane Katrina evacuee was bound for Salt Lake City and a whole new life.

While officials in Kerr County, Texas, face scrutiny over the timeliness of flood alerts, an expert in Utah says the state is prepared when it comes to natural disasters.

Utah reached its highest dew point levels on record in August. But climate change means humid summers might be the new norm in the dry state.

The plan is updated every five years and state officials want public input in what to prioritize going forward.

With rapidly warming temperatures driving spring runoff, state officials say flooding is expected to occur for at least the next two months.

Monsoon rains are expected through the end of the week.

A new report from The PEW Charitable Trusts said most states aren’t tracking how much they spend overall to deal with natural disasters.

Between hurricanes and wildfires, 2017 was the costliest year for natural disasters in the U.S. ever recorded. A new report on the preparedness of states…

The Natural History Museum of Utah is opening a new exhibit that examines how some of the Earth’s most dangerous natural disasters happen.At one of the…