Weather Q&A: Talking to kids about natural disasters News Jul 14, 2025 / 06:37 PM CDT KXAN Meteorologist Kristen Currie speaks with Dr. Lori Peek, a professor of sociology at the University of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – It can be difficult to process the impact and devastation of the recent Texas floods, no matter the age group. But with children, a certain sensitivity is necessary when talking about ...

When Superstorm Sandy made a beeline for New York City in October 2012, it flooded huge swaths of downtown Manhattan, leaving 2 million people without electricity and heat and damaging tens of ...

September is National Preparedness Month, and Wake County officials are urging people to take proactive steps now to be ready in case disaster strikes. Emergency management teams focus on helping the ...

The Fourth of July floods feels too close for many parents across Central Texas. Two 8-year-old Austin girls, Linnie McCown and Mary Stevens, were among the Camp Mystic campers swept away by the ...

As parents across the country continue to send their children to sleepover camps this summer, I have heard of a number of camps that sent letters to parents urging them not to talk to their kids about ...