If there is one potentially positive side effect of the situation, it could be that all the media attention shines a light on the larger water infrastructure problems the U.S. faces.

Recovery is underway but not complete, and provides lessons for emergency managers.

The Georgia county’s hazard mitigation plan runs the gamut in addressing the possibilities.

Corporate giants pour money into emergency response and research.

Joplin, Mo., Emergency Management Director Keith Stammer has a long list of lessons learned from the destructive tornado five years ago.