Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The year 1980 was something of a watershed in the field of disaster risk reduction (or disaster management as it was then known). The incessant, cumulative hammer-blow effect of disasters of all kinds on modern society had begun to stimulate a consistent demand for greater safety and security.

Natural Hazard 130

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Automotive Risk Reduction 130

everbridge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The report “The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019” also records major increases in other categories including drought, wildfires , and extreme temperature events. 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.

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Resilience Risk Reduction Management Command Center 143

everbridge

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Despite these challenges, there are ways to ensure more uniformity and reliability around disaster response. By adopting technology into common practices, we can vastly improve our response to all kinds of inclement weather and disasters such as winter storms, hurricanes, and earthquakes.

Disaster Preparedness 105

Disaster Preparedness Alert All-Hazards Technology 105

everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

We are all part of a broader ecosystem and share responsibility for its health. This process goes beyond a one-time analysis and involves evergreen monitoring of emerging risks and changes in the hazard landscape. The faster a community recovers, the faster we return to normal.

Resilience 52

Resilience All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction 52

everbridge

MARCH 6, 2023

According to research conducted by Verdantix , “more than half of organizations have less than $1 million to respond to catastrophic events, and 41% of participants stated that they had no budget at all for catastrophic events” (Navigating Climate Threats and Proactive Mechanisms to Achieve Business Climate Resilience, November 2022).

Resilience 52

Resilience All-Hazards Command Center Insurance 52

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

The prior iteration also included critical focuses like creating a culture of preparedness and simplifying bureaucracy as important nods to basic challenges in disaster management. Amidst all of this, we are overly dependent on a shadow budget for disaster response and relief that no one is planning.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Disaster Preparedness All-Hazards Government 52

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Myth 18: Disease epidemics are an almost inevitable result of the disruption and poor health caused by major disasters. Myth 30: Technology will save the world from disaster.

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Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics 130