SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - Survivors of the historic January 2024 flooding attended a City of San Diego committee meeting where officials reviewed a recent audit detailing shortfalls in the city's emergency ...

History is riddled with the tragic stories of cities, communities, organizations, and complexes that experienced devastation wrought by a natural disaster of some kind. In many (or even most) of these ...

Oct. 18 -- As anthrax fears sweep the nation, people are asking: How can you plan ahead for disaster? "Good preparation, a good plan will get you through this. If it's a safe and a good plan, it'll ...

Disasters know no boundary lines. Floods, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, drought, conflict — they happen anywhere and everywhere on our planet. It’s why the University of Delaware’s ...

Natural disasters are often unexpected and can cause considerable damage to properties. Recent wildfires have highlighted the importance of disaster preparedness both personally and professionally.

After Helene, barriers to OUD care in Boone exposed how regulations and infrastructure failures interrupt treatment; reforms should enable phone visits, stockpiles, and refills.

The Joint Commission issued a sentinel event alert Nov. 13, urging hospitals to ensure they have sufficient plans in place to protect patients and staff during weather- and climate-related emergencies ...

SENDAI, Japan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Governments set targets to substantially reduce deaths and economic losses from disasters at a U.N. conference in Japan on Wednesday, but critics were ...

From heat-risk task forces to flood and wildfire planning, states are broadening their approaches to disaster preparedness.

Over the last year, we’ve had unprecedented fuel prices, severe supply chain disruption and warnings of power blackouts. There was even uncertainty about whether Twitter would continue to exist under ...

Fire to Flourish is funded by the Paul Ramsay Foundation and Metal Manufactures Pty Ltd. Additional funding is provided by the Lowy Foundation. David Johnston receives funding from the Australian ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kerr County and the City of Kerrville had a plan to prepare for and respond to disasters like the deadly Independence Day floods that killed at least 108 people — including 37 children ...