June Isaacson Kailes lives 8 or 9 miles away from the evacuation zone for the Los Angeles wildfires. But even before the fires started, she had plans for how she’d escape in the event of a disaster.

Disabled people are almost twice as likely to be displaced by natural disasters, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. As Reda Rountree and her family packed their bags and prepared to flee ...

Jake Cornett, Executive Director and CEO of the advocacy group Disability Rights Oregon, says he will forever be haunted by Ashlyn Maddox’s death during the 2021 Oregon heat wave. The Portland woman, ...

The number of natural disasters taking place globally is on the rise, with some countries and communities experiencing the impact more than others. So, two NGOs - the Shaqodoon Organization in Somalia ...

After spending fifteen years running toward the same disasters most people run away from, I've noticed something. The tragedies aren't random. The suffering isn't purely unavoidable. Over and over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Disabled people are almost twice as likely to be displaced by natural disasters, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. As ...