Catastrophe & Restoration

The accident prompted the closure of all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Pierce County near Mounts Road, the Washington State Department of Transportation said on its website.

As flames lit up Bel-Air, the thousands of works of art in the Getty Center hung unperturbed. Nobody did anything to them. They didn't have to.

A U.S. District Judge has rejected an attempt by three religious organizations to receive FEMA disaster funding to repair their Hurricane Harvey-damaged churches.

The U.S. communication infrastructure is aging and maintenance has been postponed. But that's not all that makes it vulnerable.

Despite the relative safety of American cities for cyclists, 70% of fatal bike accidents still occur in urban areas.

Research conducted by a group of U.K. and U.S. scientists and engineers says federal floodplains underestimates at-risk Americans by 27 million people.