A series of tornadoes tore through the Midwest on Sunday, primarily damaging areas of central and southern Illinois.
The insurers and environmental groups in SmarterSafer.org are fighting to keep the Biggert-Waters Act of 2012 implementation on track as many members of Congress push for delays.
Calling it the world's largest supercomputer for commercial research, the energy giant said HP and Intel helped it increase its computing power to more than 2.2 petaflops, almost doubling its capability this year.
Mayor Bloomberg released a RAND Corporation study Oct. 25 that showed new FEMA flood maps will put thousands of additional properties in the floodplain, causing owners’ insurance premiums to soar.
The Oct. 29-31 meeting in Rockville, Md., will review proposed guidance related to emergency classification, notifying the public about an emergency, and protective actions.
Millions participated in the "Great ShakeOut," a worldwide earthquake drill. Participants included nonprofits, government agencies, and workers.
The "Designing Recovery" contest winners were created to withstand natural disasters – hurricanes and tornadoes – specifically in New York, New Orleans, and Joplin, Mo.
The FINDER technology is a portable radar device to detect the heartbeats and breathing patterns of people trapped in rubble.
Texas-Based organizations win 3 of the 7 Individual and Community Preparedness Awards.
Most people assume power will be out and they won't be able to reach loved ones or access crucial information, but that's not always true, Region III's administrator notes.
Every September since 2004, the agency's Ready Campaign has urged Americans to be ready for all types of emergencies and disasters.
The newcomers include Dennis J. Storemski, director of the City of Houston's Mayor's Office of Public Safety & Homeland Security, and Bart Johnson, executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
A levee protecting 1.5 miles of Lower Manhattan from the kind of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy is central to the plan.
Dr. Louis W. Uccellini, NWS director, calls the more than doubled computing capacity "a game-changer for the entire public and private weather industry."
The agency is making $550,000 available for educational and training programs to prevent unsafe conditions in and around mines.
Thirty years old, it's scheduled to be replaced in 2015.
The July 29 meeting in the city's Broadmoor neighborhood will present "The History of Building Elevation in New Orleans," which came about through the agency's work to ensure elevations comply with historic preservation laws.
It was developed specifically for countries that do not have national building codes already in place. The standard will help in assessing the safety of buildings before and after earthquakes.
A robust risk management policy and a multi-layer disaster recovery plan are essential to safe operations in disaster-prone areas.
The California senator chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee, which held an oversight hearing last month about the West, Texas, explosion and two other blasts.