Jeremy Porter is a professor of quantitative methods in the social sciences at the City University of New York. Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can prepare for rising risks. The same…
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review by The Associated Press found. The Federal Emergency Management Agency included the prestigious girls’…
The search for people still missing after flash floods devastated Central Texas has entered a fifth day, with death tolls from various counties collectively topping 100 and expected to climb. At least 109 people are confirmed dead as of Tuesday afternoon and over 100 people remain unaccounted for, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said during a…
FEMA internal report warns agency isn’t prepared for hurricane season – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News has obtained portions of an internal review warning the Federal Emergency Management Agency is not prepared for hurricane season. Nicole Sganga has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and…
Top FEMA official fired over payments for NYC migrants says DOGE gave approval – CBS News Watch CBS News Former FEMA CFO Mary Comans, who was fired in February by the Trump administration for sending payments to New York City to cover hotels for migrants, says she was following DOGE’s directions. Comans speaks out for…
A former government official who says she was falsely accused of illegally sending funds to New York City to book luxury hotels for undocumented migrants — and then publicly ridiculed and fired — said Thursday that just days earlier she had been directed by a member of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, known…
Sheri Hastings’ property sits on a slow-moving disaster; a complex of landslides in the Portuguese Bend area of Rancho Palos Verdes, California. For nearly 70 years, this area has shifted roughly a few inches a year, but recently that pace has surged to as fast as four inches a week. The culprit for the spike in…
Mayor Adams meets with “border czar” Tom Homan Mayor Adams meets with “border czar” Tom Homan 02:16 New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” met on Thursday, a day after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced she is suing the state over immigration enforcement. The 90-minute closed-door meeting…
President Donald Trump completed his first week in the White House by signing a record number of executive orders. Trump signed 35 executive orders during his first week, addressing topics like AI innovation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, abortion and more. It’s a stark contrast to his first administration, where he ended his first week…
Trump during his Los Angeles visit says “You don’t need FEMA” – CBS News Watch CBS News As President Trump visited Los Angeles and met victims who lost their homes in the area’s historic wildfires, he suggested that the future of FEMA is uncertain. The damage caused by the Palisades and Eaton fires is now…