Florida implements emergency rules to prevent the spread of New World Screwworm. New restrictions on animal movement into the ...

New study ranks Florida 28th for disaster preparedness despite hurricane experience. Palm Beach County residents react to surprising findings ahead of hurricane season.

U.S. Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody introduced legislation on Tuesday to deliver $3.5 billion in emergency direct ...

The USDA secretary signed a disaster declaration Wednesday for Florida’s winter freeze that destroyed crops over two months. The Florida agriculture commissioner sent a report to Washington, ...

In the howl of hurricane-force winds, in the inexorable rise of floodwaters, there should be no room for politics. Or idiocy. At such times, we are all Americans — the people caught in harm’s way, ...

Some South Florida counties are at high risk for hurricanes this year, compared to the rest of Florida, according to a forecast by Colorado State University. Residents should create emergency plans ...

In a matter of days, a detention camp for undocumented migrants state officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” rose out of the mosquito-infested Florida Everglades in time for a visit from President ...

Florida International University kicked off its annual Disaster Field Operations Exercise today at the Biscayne Bay Campus, bringing together graduate students, emergency responders and community ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida’s worst drought in two decades has parched crops and spiked watering costs. Wildfires have burned more than 135,000 acres statewide. And a winter storm earlier this year ...