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Three years after Hurricane Sandy stranded 80,000 public housing tenants, the NYC Housing Authority is "woefully unprepared" for the next disaster.
 

A new report shows which states face the greatest threat from natural disasters.

A new survey by Government Business Council (GBC) and Concur finds that federal employees consider many of these existing processes to be disconnected and inconsistent.

There is a 99.9 percent chance of a magnitude-5 or greater earthquake striking within three years in the greater Los Angeles area. 

The city of Los Angeles has enacted agressive seismic regulations, requiring 15,000 buildings be retrofitted so they will better withstand an earthquake.
 

According to the 2015 International Business Resiliency Survey, firms consider cyber and IT-related risks to be the most likely to occur and have the greatest potential impact on their operations.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched an online information system to help health and emergency preparedness professionals prepare for and manage the effects of disasters.

A new model from the University of Toronto Scarborough may forecast tornado activity months or seasons in advance.