The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its mid-season outlook that conditions have changed to allow for "above-normal" hurricane activity this year.

Research from Healthcare Ready has found that most Americans (54%) are aware they or their family could be impacted by a disaster in the next five years, yet more than half (51%) do not have an emergency plan in place.

Forty-two percent of Americans don't have an evacuation plan in the event of severe weather and only 19 percent have a family meet-up plan, says a new survey. 

The Business Continuity Institute has formed a new group, Women in Resilience (WiR), which aims to connect and empower women in business continuity, organizational resilience and related disciplines.

U.S. weather and climate-related disasters accounted for $91 billion in direct losses in 2018.