What does it mean when the governor of a state declares a state of emergency? When there's a storm like Hurricane Milton, ...

On Tuesday, as counties continue to recover from Hurricane Helene, Governor Brian Kemp announced he has extended the State of ...

Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. We’re Jake Bittle and Ayurella Horn-Muller, two reporters here at Grist, and we’ve been traveling up and down the Gulf Coast of Florida over the ...

Peru's government has extended the state of emergency in the Puno region for 60 days, thus allowing the Joint Command of the Armed Forces to retain the Unified Command of the Armed Forces and the ...

A state of emergency has been declared in San Bernardino County as firefighters continue battling a more than 20,000-acre blaze amid a sweltering heat wave that’s been scorching Southern California.

Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order (EO) 24-214, declaring a state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm MIlton’s ...

Across South Florida, some cities have begun to declare states of emergency ahead of the heavy rain and Milton. The City of Hollywood has declared a state of emergency ahead of Sunday's conditions ...

A state of emergency has been imposed in a Russian city due to nuclear contamination. The Russian authorities have not ...

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on Wednesday to prepare for Hurricane Helene. By the time Helene arrives in the Upstate after barreling from the northwestern ...

WE HAVE GOT 23, 23, 23 DECLARATIONS OF EMERGENCY BY PARISHES. I’M SURE THAT THAT MAY EXPAND BY TOMORROW WHEN WE’LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE IMPACT OF THIS STORM TO THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Gov. Tate Reeves announced that a state of emergency has been declared in advance of Francine. Central Mississippi is set to see flash flooding, high and gusty winds, and a risk of tornados.

A state of emergency was declared in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes Tuesday a day after more homes lost power due to the ...