2 Alaska Volcanos on Alert as lava flows By Greg Botelho and Amanda Watts, CNN (CNN) — Lava flowed Tuesday from two Alaskan volcanoes, with authorities placing both on the second-highest alert levels because “sudden explosions … are possible with little or no warning.” The volcanoes are Pavlof and Cleveland, both in the [...]
FEMA’s Strategic Foresight Initiative (SFI) on May 9 released Toward More Resilient Futures: Putting Foresight Into Practice, Highlights from the Strategic Foresight Initiative, a document highlighting the value and utility of thinking strategically about the future. While SFI’s earlier publications have centered on a deep analysis of future needs, “Toward More Resilient Futures” [...]
Last year, an estimated 32.4 million people worldwide were forced from their homes due to natural disasters. Here, 10 countries that suffered some of the worst displacements, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council A Humanitarian Catastrophe By Andrew Katz Anupam Nath / APPeople use a raft made of banana plants to wade through flood [...]
By: Sarah Rich SAN FRANCISCO — No one can be certain when a natural disaster will strike, so to better prepare for such events, the city of San Francisco, outside agencies and organizations, and volunteers participated in the annual Golden Guardian statewide exercise on Wednesday, May 15. This year’s functional exercise focused on carrying [...]
Few Texas counties follow federal chemical preparedness law! by BRETT SHIPP / WFAA DALLAS — A statewide survey has found a dramatic lack of compliance with a federal mandate that orders counties to operate a planning committee that helps anticipate and respond to emergencies at plants storing hazardous chemicals. Every county in Texas [...]
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