State of Emergency | News21 | Natural disasters pose a growing threat, especially in hundreds of small and remote communities that get less attention and less money. News21 investigates disaster recovery.

Natural disasters pose a growing threat, especially in hundreds of small and remote communities that get less attention and less money. News21 investigates disaster recovery.

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Wildfire-vulnerable communities search for ways to live with growing threat

Wildfire-vulnerable communities search for ways to live with growing threat

After the deluge: Historic floods spell trouble for farmers, rural communities and the nation

After the deluge: Historic floods spell trouble for farmers, rural communities and the nation

Displacement after disasters: When there’s no place to call home

Displacement after disasters: When there’s no place to call home

Moments of great darkness: Children at the mercy of Maria

Moments of great darkness: Children at the mercy of Maria

Developments in disaster-prone areas mean big bucks for builders, put communities at risk

Developments in disaster-prone areas mean big bucks for builders, put communities at risk

Children of Katrina: The lost years

Children of Katrina: The lost years

‘What are we going to walk away to?’ Socioeconomic conditions determine who best recovers from disasters

‘What are we going to walk away to?’ Socioeconomic conditions determine who best recovers from disasters

People with disabilities and older adults left out in the storm

People with disabilities and older adults left out in the storm

‘Fraud follows the money’: Identity theft, price gouging and fake insurance claims plague disaster relief efforts

‘Fraud follows the money’: Identity theft, price gouging and fake insurance claims plague disaster relief efforts

Mental health of storm survivors: ‘It follows them forever’

Mental health of storm survivors: ‘It follows them forever’

Without federal aid, states help themselves

Without federal aid, states help themselves

‘Everybody is a first responder’ in disasters, police and firefighters say

‘Everybody is a first responder’ in disasters, police and firefighters say

No clear solutions as weather keeps plunging U.S. into darkness

No clear solutions as weather keeps plunging U.S. into darkness

FEMA still struggles with pre-disaster planning

FEMA still struggles with pre-disaster planning

Extreme weather galvanizes believers of climate change but doesn’t persuade skeptics

Extreme weather galvanizes believers of climate change but doesn’t persuade skeptics