Local and state emergency managers need more ways to share information and stay in contact during widespread and long-term power outages. That’s one of the findings in a review about the 2020 derecho, commissioned by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

The increased federal spending can partly be attributed to disaster assistance for flooding and wind-storms that damaged farmers' land.

IPR's Clay Masters talks with Cedar Rapids Gazette reporter Marissa Payne about the race for mayor in Iowa's second most populous city.

Last year’s powerful derecho damaged or destroyed an estimated seven million trees across Iowa, according to a new analysis released by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The storm decimated Iowa’s forests, mangling some of the state’s oldest and most majestic trees.

There has been a fivefold increase in the number of documented weather-related disasters in the last 50 years, driven in large part by climate change, a U.N. agency says.

Food experts from across the country met virtually today for the 15th Iowa Hunger Summit. They discussed how to address food insecurity in Iowa.

A year ago this month, a freak storm comparable to a Category 4 hurricane carved a path of destruction across Iowa, damaging scores of homes. One year later, some residents are still discovering storm damage from the Aug. 10 derecho, are fighting for insurance payments and struggling to rebuild.

A year ago this month, a powerful derecho devastated communities across Iowa. Among the hardest hit were refugee families in Cedar Rapids, where many are still struggling to recover from the storm. Some say their lives have been forever changed.

Human-induced climate change is posing an ever-greater threat to our future. So what are we going to do about it?

Bridget Williams Robinson and Jovountae Robinson created the nonprofit Bridge Under the Bridge the day after the devestating 2020 derecho. A year later, they're still helping their neighbors.