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Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalFloodwaters devastated the small communities of Pajaro and Planada in early 2023. California gave each town $20 million to recover 鈥� but as residents face down another winter, much of the aid has yet to reach them. -
Many insurance policies allow homeowners up to one year to rebuild their home after a disaster, like a wildfire. A bill to extend this timeline is being introduced in the Oregon legislature this week.
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More than 24,000 Oregonians applied for federal disaster assistance after the catastrophic 2020 wildfires. About 57% of them were denied. -
The smoke-filled summers are a recent addition to the region, for most of us. But disasters like fires and floods are common through the years of recorded鈥� -
Hurricane Matthew gave the latest reminder that nature has far more power than people do. But risk expert Robert Muir-Wood says disasters are only partly鈥�
