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

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 ...

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

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 ...

One of the first tools available to public officials in the lead-up to and aftermath of a major event is declaring a state of emergency. The phrase itself brings to mind scenes of cinematic chaos ...

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.

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 ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday expanded the state of emergency to 51 counties, including all of Central Florida, as what’s since become Hurricane Milton makes its way toward the state.

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.

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