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Contact: Joseph King (813) 675-1045 | Email: jking@ibhs.org | Twitter: disastersafety
Tampa, Fla. - The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is providing information for residents about recovering from the severe storms and torna…
Ce projet d'un montant de 26 millions de dollars espère venir en aide au Nicaragua qui est souvent ravagé par des séismes, des ouragans et des inondations.
Le général Avilés (chef de l'Armée nicaraguayenne) a déclaré que le but est de "promouvoir et perfectionner le système de prévention et de réduction des risques des catastrophes naturelles" ainsi qu…
A large majority of respondents to a recent Harris Interactive poll said that they felt that natural hazards are increasing. Approximately half said that they are prepared for one of the natural hazards including hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes, reports e-wisdom.
Six months after the tornadoes that hit Alabama, Ron Gray, executive director of the governor’s Tornado Recovery Action Council says, "people in the hardest hit areas were most grateful for the help, but we have learned some useful information in talks with them. Now we want to turn them into 'actionable' items." According to TimesDaily.com, preliminary…
The Tornado Recovery Action Council (TRAC) released a comprehensive report regarding the April 2011 tornadoes, reports Melissa Brown, writing for the the Crimson White, the student weekly of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The TRAC was tasked to study the events and response of April 2011 and develop recommendations to better prepare Alabama in…
In is article for the Sacramento Bee, Joseph Myers says that California's strong building codes adhere to the standards issued by the International Code Council (ICC). These model building codes are a proven way to mitigate the damage of hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and earthquakes, "The evidence is conclusive. When you construct buildings to model…
When it comes to sharing emergency information during natural disasters, new University of Vermont research shows how timing is everything.
The new study on Twitter use during hurricanes, floods and tornadoes offers potentially life-saving data about how information is disseminated in emergency situations, and by whom.
The research is the first to loo…
By Ian Livingston
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It was a quiet year for tornadoes overall, with below normal numbers most months. Unless you're a storm chaser, this is not bad news. The low tornado count is undoubtedly a big part of the reason the 10 tornado deaths in 2018 are also vying to be a record low.
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This year's goose-egg may seem to fit a recent pat…
During the recent spate of tornadoes, meteorologists broadcasted to thousands of online viewers, using sophisticated radar technology to spot funnel clouds, writes Charlie White, highlighting that the use of social media also helped to spread the word and potentially save lives.
The Times and Democrat reported that the Greater Orangeburg Area Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities will hold a town hall meeting. The mission of the forum is to promote the dignity and safety of disabled people with a focus on increasing their disaster preparedness skills. There will be a presentation on disaster preparedness for people wit…
Following last year's Fukushima disaster in Japan and the safety and security re-assessments of all nuclear power plants in the EU decided by the European Union (EU), stress tests were conducted in all 14 Member States that operate nuclear power plants to assess whether they can withstand the effects of natural disasters including earthquakes, flooding,…
New research finds connections between ocean temperatures and tornado activity
By Chelsea Harvey, E&E News
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Research published this week in Science Advances points to a link between sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico and April tornadoes in the southern Great Plains — part of "Tornado Alley." A…
A wind shelter is an interior room or other space within a building, or even an entire separate structure, that is designed and constructed to protect its occupants from high winds, usually those associated with tornadoes or hurricanes. Wind shelters are intended to provide protection against both wind forces and the impact of windborne debris. Wind she…
This volume takes into consideration the natural hazard risks, and thus represents a methodological and practical guide that gives a full picture of the world's natural hazards, with the addition of some aspects from Moldova - an useful tool for environmental protection practice, as well as an additional source of information for the educational institu…
FEMA designed this How-To Guide to help prepare standardized, scientifically-based risk assessments using the Hazards U.S. Multi-Hazard (HAZUS-MH) software. This How-To Guide focuses on the basic steps and tasks necessary to complete your risk assessment. The guide presents pertinent information in text boxes that provide specific software and technical…