Category: Disaster hazards

“Anyone who lives in a wildfire-prone community should make their home or business more wildfire resistant.” Tweet that Most of the southwestern states of the United States as well as … Read More

A school in Phuket was inundated during flooding caused by torrential downpours. Urban areas around the world are vulnerable to natural disasters induced by climate change. Photo by @K5_Rescue on … Read More

Calla Edwards K-State Research and Extension / Butler County What a wild storm season for so many Butler County residents. As we begin to pick up the pieces, a common … Read More

Computer vision as a solution to safety problems in industrial installations Perhaps artificial intelligence could be the answer to many workplace safety questions. By Maoz Tamir May 05, 2022 … Read More

PIERREFONDS–ROXBORO, QC, May 3, 2022 /CNW/ – Floods remain the most frequent and costly disaster in Canadacausing on average more than $1 billion in direct damage to homes, property and … Read More

WILLIAM RAU Deadly heat gets no respect. The natural hazards that matter – tornadoes, floods, etc. – are property-destroying traumas. Homeowners, public infrastructure and insurance companies are all being hit … Read More

The United Nations recently released the 2022 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. “Human action creates greater and more dangerous risks and pushes the planet towards existential and ecosystem … Read More

Summary Resilience is a crucial challenge for Asia’s development, where exposure to climatic and geophysical hazards is widespread. Between 2004 and 2020, disasters caused losses of over $500 billion in … Read More

The world will face around 560 disasters each year by 2030, the United Nations has warned in a new report. The world has experienced 350 to 500 medium-to-large-scale disasters annually … Read More

By Express press service KOCHI: The soon to be operational cyclone shelter at the Pallippuram panchayat will benefit three of its neighboring panchayats: Ezhikkara, Edavanakkad and Kuzhuppilly. The State Disaster … Read More

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday requested relevant authorities to take mitigation measures for the upcoming 2022 monsoon season. In a statement, the PDMA KP … Read More

TEHRAN — A fossil site in the city of Maragheh in East Azerbaijan’s northwestern province is set to be designated a geopark, the head of Iran’s Palaeontological Society has said. … Read More

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir – Limuru Road, Nairobi, Hindu Temple in Parklands. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Residents of City Park Estate in Parklands have sued a private developer building high-rise residential … Read More

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Soldiers from the Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade prepare rescue equipment at Camp Girona in Brgy. Minoyan, Murcia.*Photo PA The Philippine Coast Guard yesterday suspended seagoing vessel … Read More

Two research centers at the University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH) will lend their expertise to a newly formed $360 million university alliance led by the University of Alabama (UA) … Read More

By Dr. Anshu Sharma The conventional disaster impact assessment methodology was formerly known as damage assessment. A disaster-damaged building would be accounted for with the replacement cost of the building … Read More

Latest news on hazards, disasters, programs, grants, awards, tools and best practices for planners, emergency managers and first responders EM time Screenshot of EM Times representative COLUMBIA, Maryland – April … Read More

SMART is undertaking an operation on the Taman Bukit Permai landslide in Ampang on March 11, 2022. DISASTERS are a major threat that can cause serious disruption in the functioning … Read More

Burnout can affect workers from head to toe Providing workers with adequate foot protection should be a moral obligation. By Kevan Orvitz April 01, 2022 Over the past … Read More

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was working on a monsoon contingency plan in consultation with all stakeholders to identify monsoon hazards, vulnerabilities, risks and resource mapping for … Read More

News Tyrell Gittens 5 hours ago A boy walks through flood waters in Kelly Village, Caroni in August 2021. – Angelo Marcelle The Caribbean must continue to build hydrological data … Read More

Five days after an airliner crashed in mountainous southern China, the cause of the disaster remains a mystery as the search for the plane’s second black box continues By Associated … Read More

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations announced a plan on Wednesday to put every person on Earth within reach of weather early warning systems within five years, … Read More

Planning for the worst is a top priority for the Glenwood Springs Engineering Department, City Manager Debra Figueroa told city council Thursday. City Engineer Terri Partch said city staff began … Read More

INDIANAPOLIS — Over the past few days of Severe Weather Awareness Week, we’ve talked about what to do before and during a severe weather event. But what should you do … Read More

By Mark Lacis and Neal S. Shah On December 30, disaster befell the residents of unincorporated Superior, Louisville and BoulderCounty. The largest and costliest wildfire in Colorado’s history resulted in … Read More

Ukraine’s nuclear power plant not designed to withstand military missile strikes, but expected to withstand Russian bombardment, nuclear engineer says Newstalk. Last night, Russian forces attacked the northeastern town of … Read More

The international environmental group Greenpeace warned on Wednesday that Russia’s escalating assault puts Ukraine’s nuclear facilities under serious threat, risking devastation “much worse than the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in 2011”. … Read More

OWith its torrents of blood, animal howls, vaginal hilarity and creepy taste in terms such as ‘cord prolapse’, ‘ovarian torsion’, ‘placental abruption’, the TV adaptation of Adam Kay’s film This … Read More

Preparing now for a flood can take time and money. But not preparing for a flood now can potentially cost a lot more time – and a lot more money … Read More

An eruption has occurred at the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia, as seen in this satellite view from the European Space Agency’s Sentinenl-3 Earth observation satellite. Image: ESA The famous volcano … Read More

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN This winter is upsetting the training goals of many people. As the highly contagious variant of the Omicron coronavirus continues its rapid spread around the … Read More

Kahului airport gates and runways are busy with passenger jets on Wednesday. After a single deer wandered onto the trail and impeded traffic earlier this month, the state installed an … Read More

The dramatic collapse of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano in December 2018 resulted from long-term destabilization processes and was not triggered by any distinct changes in the magma system that could … Read More

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – At 6 a.m. on Wednesday, the Boulder County Sheriff said all “hard and soft closures will be lifted for the City of Superior and the … Read More

Billboards invite us to Miami. Great towns are flourishing in Maine. For those of us who are committed to hanging on, our relationship task is to make peace with the … Read More

The Barrowtown Pumping Station in Abbotsford is getting new equipment that will keep it running during blackouts. City Council recently awarded a $ 3.3 million contract to Cummins Canada ULC … Read More

SANTA BARBARA, Calif .– The heroic and ubiquitous crew of the Bucket Brigade are behind a new effort to help those affected by the Alisal fire in October over the … Read More

Under icy blue skies, a dozen men and women lined up on a devastated street in Dawson Springs, Ky., One of the small towns hardest hit by the swarm of … Read More

With the worst of November’s storms appearing to be over, the hard work of cleaning up has only just begun – new scenes of devastation continue to unfold. At Cultus … Read More

Breadcrumb Links New Local news Barry Nakahara, the agency’s field manager of prevention services, couldn’t estimate the scale of the work ahead, but says catering companies have many examples of … Read More