With the intense summer heat and wildfires already affecting Southern California, it is time to start preparing. To help Californians anticipate disasters, a state program called Listos California has ...

From record-breaking wildfires and earthquakes to cyclones and monsoon floods, millions of people were displaced, communities devastated, and economies strained.

California may not have any cash to spend, but it has plenty of expertise when it comes to disasters like oil spills. That’s why Gov. Jerry Brown agreed today to send a team of oil spill specialists ...

Crescent City - one of California's northernmost towns and Del Norte County's lone city - took a close-to-$1 million hit to its harbor after tsunami waves battered the North Coast earlier this week.

California has experienced nature’s wrath this year, with wildfires, droughts and earthquakes ravaging the Golden State. While the impact of the natural disasters has been felt among industries, ...

(The Center Square) - A new report has made recommendations for improving wildfire response efforts for seniors in California ...

When the Big One or another major disaster hits California, the emergency response will need to be massive. Fixing roads and other infrastructure; restoring power and cellphone service; providing food ...

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