Articles Tagged with ''natural disaster preparedness''

A new book, authored by past publisher of Security, Mark McCourt, takes a look into the history of crisis management and mass casualty events.

A cooperative study by University of Colorado and Boise State University researchers has found that more than half of U.S. buildings are in areas prone to natural disasters.

Wales, part of the U.K. is establishing eight innovation and resilience hubs across the country to help farmers, organizations and communities prepare and respond to drought in order to remain resilient. 

A number of regional and local Red Cross agencies are holding a variety of virtual natural disaster preparedness classes in honor of Red Cross month in March.

Missouri and Illinois have planned annual statewide tornado drills for Tuesday as part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week.

A Natural Disaster Grant program from SourceAmerica will enable financial assistance stemming from natural disasters for nonprofit agencies within its network.

The Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2020 Annual Report from global professional services firm Aon plc, evaluates the impact of global natural disaster events to identify trends, manage volatility and enhance resilience. Here are the costliest natural events from last year.

Lightning is known to occur on average 44 times a second over the entire earth, totaling nearly 1.4 billion flashes a year.