Sources and methods

The news summaries on faultandflood are compiled from a curated selection of published news feeds and indexes. These sources are established publications covering the site's core focus: the hazard, the event, and what happens to people afterwards. Each automated process selects stories relevant to natural hazards and disasters in North America. Every summary is then rewritten with automated assistance for clarity and brevity, and is always credited to the original publication from which the primary facts were sourced.

When a factual claim appears in only one publication, it is treated as an unverified claim. Such information is not presented as established fact within the faultandflood news summary. The summary will indicate the singular source of that detail, maintaining a clear distinction between widely reported information and claims requiring further corroboration.

The reference pages on faultandflood, such as those for a specific disaster event or hazard, are built differently. They are constructed from stable, widely attested facts. Each reference page centres on a factual table consolidating information from multiple authoritative sources, accompanied by a single, properly credited photograph. These pages are designed as static reference points, separate from the flow of daily news.

Coverage of ongoing events is refreshed continuously as new, credible information is published by the monitored sources. The news summaries are updated throughout the day to reflect the latest reporting. The static reference pages are reviewed and updated on a scheduled basis, or immediately following a significant new event or when major new authoritative data is released, ensuring their information remains accurate and useful.