disasters – Page 15 – People's World

December’s tornadoes show a country badly in need of disaster reform

January 5, 2022 By Zoya Teirstein

"Until local agencies have their capacity substantially expanded in essentially every community across the country, we’re going to keep running into problems."

Kentucky ‘Rock of Labor’ memorial survives tornado, symbolizing workers’ resolve

December 22, 2021 By Berry Craig

Like the workers it remembers, Mayfield's 'Rock of Labor' stands strong.

Britain and France sued over Channel deaths

December 21, 2021 By Bethany Rielly

"Serious failings” in a search and rescue operation may have contributed to the deaths of 27 people in the Channel last month, an expert report filed as part of a legal challenge has claimed.

Was the Kentucky tornado outbreak rooted in climate change?

December 13, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

“More unpredictable weather can be expected countrywide as rising temperatures result in unseasonable--and unprecedented--weather patterns."

Thousands without infrastructure after tornadoes kill dozens

December 13, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner And Dylan Lovan

Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water, and electricity in chilly temperatures for a long time.