Winter has turned Edith Lake just outside the Canadian town of Jasper into a pale sheet of turquoise. Across the icy surface on the ­opposite shore, log cabins hunker among spruce and pine trees, ...

From Maui to the Pantanal, disaster recovery needs more than aids, it needs travelers too. Since the return of visitors can mean the difference between recovery and prolonged hardship.

The Nolin Lake Estates are grappling with unprecedented damage as heavy rainfall results in soil erosion, causing homes to shift and roads to crack.