Disaster Zone Podcast

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

All forms of science can be beneficial to people working in the emergency management and disaster related fields of endeavor. Lori Peek, a professor in the Department of Sociology and director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder is the guest for this podcast.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 3, 2025

There have recently been some natural hazard events of extraordinary size and power, but they are no more than curtain raisers. Natural hazard impacts are becoming fiercer, more extensive and more frequent. We must also grapple with complexity and intersection with other forms of threat and hazard.

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Emergency Planning

APRIL 24, 2022

A principle of cascading disasters is that the world is ever more closely linked by networks on which we all depend for communications, commerce, enlightenment and entertainment. It can also mean communication over very long distances, leading to the adoption of common agendas among disparate groups of people.

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Recovery Diva

MAY 12, 2022

The principles establish a high and, for all the authors of this volume, a necessary standard for the aspirations of emergency managers and the communities they serve, to work toward disaster recovery processes and practices whereby: #1 ….all 4 …is not possible without equal access to resources and programs.

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everbridge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

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. While people always come first, it is as important to locate all of your organization’s assets. Where is your inventory?

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everbridge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

By Lorenzo Marchetti, Public Affairs Manager at Everbridge Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, University College London and University of Agder Carina Fearnley, Director, UCL Warning Research Centre, Professor in Warnings and Science Communication, Dept.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 11, 2023

Flooding is one of the most common, pervasive, and costliest natural hazards in Canada , with a history of causing major disasters. Communities (First Nations, Towns, Villages, Districts, Counties, etc.) Floods can cause a cascade of other issues such as contamination, flowing debris, hazardous debris, and ground instability.

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