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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

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There has also been a rise in geophysical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report. Now, technology can go a long way in automating these answers and making you a more resilient organization. Where is your inventory?

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Breakthrough Innovation to Help Overcome Today’s Public Safety Challenges

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Over the past few years, there has been an increase in the frequency of natural disasters and epidemics. According to the EM-DAT Emergency Event Database, there were 432 natural hazard-related incidents in 2021, compared to an average of 357 annual catastrophes for the period 2001-2020. billion in damages ( [link] ).

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Mitigating the Impact of Severe Weather

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As severe weather continues to threaten more people and cause greater harm, building resilience against natural hazards and climate threats is paramount: the time for governments and enterprises to act is now. People become desensitized if they are over-alerted about events that do not directly impact them.

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Communicating Effective Emergency and Disaster Warnings

Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast we explore what makes for effective alerts and warnings with one of the preeminent scholars and researching these topics today. specializes in disaster and risk with a primary focus on online informal communication, and public alerts and warnings disseminated via short messaging channels. Jeannette Sutton, Ph.D.,