How volunteers helped rebuild West Virginia’s bridges
CLENDENIN, W.Va. — When the flood created an endless waterfall off the hillside behind her trailer home on June 23, […]
Having faith when disaster strikes
BUCKSPORT, S.C. – As a resident of Bucksport, Nelisa Geathers and her home endured a variety of disasters from Hurricane […]
Reading into natural disasters: how bookstores weather the storm
When Jamie Anderson took over Downtown Books, a bookstore in Manteo, North Carolina, in 2012 it had flooded eight times […]
Air Force volunteer organization provides valuable post-disaster damage assessment
YUKON, Okla. – ‘How bad is it?’ That is the first thing that agencies try to assess after a disaster […]
In small S.C. towns, people struggle to stay after historic floods
BUCKSPORT, S.C. – Rosetta Davis belted out gospel lyrics while tapping one hand on the altar. On the other side […]
California’s wildfire survivors go online for mental health aid
SONOMA, Calif. – After the Tubbs Fire of October 2017 burned more than 30,000 acres of land and killed 43 […]
Community groups help homeless cats weather disasters
KINSTON, N.C. – The abandoned motel outside Kinston, North Carolina, stands as a grave reminder that this small town on […]
Panama City man struggles with the mental toll of the storm
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The 80-foot pine tree stood on the edge of Greg Dossie’s Panama City, Florida, property his […]
The fish bowl in Dillon, S.C.
DILLON, S.C. — In the late 1800s, businessman John W. Dillon negotiated a deal with a railroad company to lay […]
Rural San Diegans plan for next wildfire — and horse evacuation
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Strung together by a spindly four-mile road, Elfin Forest Harmony Grove has one main route in and […]