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In preparation for hurricane season, all Orange County emergency responders attended this year’s Texas Department of Emergency Management conference to get up-to-speed on any changes from previous ...

A massive plume of Saharan dust arrived to Florida after a 5,000-mile journey from Africa on Thursday, turning the sky a ...

Hurricane Beryl from 2024 showed how unpredictable the season can be, rapidly intensifying and impacting East Texas.

The problem of how to effectively help people who are homeless or transient in Longview is being tackled by the mayor’s ...

Why don’t hurricanes mess with Chambers County during hurricane season? Because even storms know better than to tangle with ...

WASHINGTON >> A Florida-based federal emergency response team that reopens U.S. ports after storms and accidents is unstaffed ...

The government agencies that are responsible for weather safety have been under extreme pressure because of cuts. Now, some lawmakers are sounding the alarm about a staffing shortage at the National ...

The drill coincided with severe weather in the region, offering a real-time test of restoration practices as some customers ...

The low-pressure area the NHC has been monitoring off Florida's eastern coast will bring heavy rain to the Carolinas before ...

Now that the 2025 hurricane season has officially begun, according to NOAA, a new and growing concern is emerging for ...

HOUSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency faces an uncertain future as the Trump administration signals potential ...