Since January 6th, a series of devastating wildfires fueled by record-breaking Santa Ana winds have swept through Los Angeles County, destroying thousands of homes and businesses, killing at least two dozen people, and displacing hundreds of thousands more. The two largest fires—Palisades and Eaton—have burned over 37,000 acres, destroyed and damaged more than 11,000 structures,…
In late 2024, Hurricanes Helene and Milton left a lasting impact across the southeastern United States, causing widespread destruction and hardship for countless communities. Hurricane HeleneMaking landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm, Hurricane Helene brought life-threatening flooding and widespread devastation to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Families and communities faced immense…
Updated: 1/22/2025 On January 15th, Israeli and Hamas reached a three-phase ceasefire agreement, temporarily halting the warfare after 470 continuous days. The ceasefire comes in 3 phases, with Phase 1 lasting six weeks and marked by the release of hostages by both Hamas and Israeli, a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from central Gaza, and…
We often speak of “natural disasters” as the floods, winds, fires and earthquakes that can wreak such great damage on our communities, seemingly at random. But in truth, disasters are never truly natural and they are less random than we realize. Experts use the following as shorthand to demonstrate this notion that nearly all disasters…
February 24th marked two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion into Ukraine, the largest attack on a European country since World War II. Those past 24 months have been marked by tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties, millions fleeing the country, and millions more internally displaced within its borders. The refugee crisis is the worst…
The unprecedented rainfall continues throughout much of California. Millions of people continue to face extremely dangerous conditions from ongoing flooding and mudslides that are damaging homes and infrastructure. From our home office in a deluged Los Angeles, Operation USA is standing witness firsthand to the destructive conditions. We are working closely with our community partners…
