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Natural Disasters

Hurricanes

Preparing for a hurricane ahead of time can help minimize injury and property damage.

Tips for Preparing for a Hurricane
Flooding

Avoid contact with flood water due to potentially elevated levels of contamination such as raw sewage and other hazardous or toxic substances.

Learn How to Clean Up After a Flood
Wildfires

Smoke from wildfires is adversely affecting air quality and potentially putting people's health at risk.

Get the Smoke-Ready Tool Box for Wildfires
Drought

Adopting practices that use less water makes drought conditions easier to bear and helps reduce demand on existing supplies.

Find Tips in EPA's WaterSense Program

ALWAYS CALL 911 if you are in immediate danger and need emergency help.

Natural Disasters

Drought | Earthquakes | Extreme heat | Flooding | Hurricanes | Snow and ice | Tornadoes | Tsunamis | Volcanoes | Wildfires

Preparing For and Responding To Natural Disasters

Information for homeowners, communities, schools and facilities.

Learn how to prepare and respond
How EPA Responds to Natural Disasters

EPA’s emergency response program responds to large-scale national emergencies.

Learn how EPA responds

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