People would be more likely to act if they feel threatened by a hazard, rather than a disaster, concludes a new study from New Zealand Having surveyed 604 people in Wellington, New Zealand, the team ...
From floods to wildfires, and tsunamis to volcanic eruptions, early-warning systems can stop natural hazards becoming human disasters. But more joined-up thinking is urgently needed. Andrew C. Tupper ...
Researchers developed a detailed assessment and map of vulnerability to natural disaster of the continental United States. A fifth of neighborhood blocks in the continental United States most ...
The University of Oregon is receiving a nearly $500,000 grant to help fund research into natural hazards like landslides, ...
Gwinnett County approves a collaborative local hazard mitigation plan to strengthen defenses against natural disasters.
The new capability enables analysis of dozens of natural hazards and offers more than 100 adaptation strategies Feature strengthens site resilience, operation continuity and competitiveness for ...
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Crook County is partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) to collect public feedback to support ...
As more than 15,000 homes burned across the greater Los Angeles area the last two weeks, the all-too-familiar fear of whether a similar urban firestorm could blaze through the South Bay was at the ...
ISELIN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens continues to expand the capabilities of its free web-based Digital Business Optimizer (DBO™) platform with the launch of the new natural hazard risk mitigation ...