Recovery Diva

JULY 27, 2023

For many of us the annual conference of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado/Boulder was a “must attend” event for many years.

Natural Hazard 100

Natural Hazard Hazard Vulnerability Mitigation 100

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MAY 12, 2021

state develops a hazard mitigation plan, which identifies top local risks and provides a framework for long term strategies to reduce risk and protect citizens and property from damage. 8 states/territories mention pandemic planning but do not discuss further how the state or agency will be able to mitigate the hazard from the event.

Hazard 64

Hazard Mitigation Pandemic Natural Hazard 64

everbridge

MAY 13, 2022

By 2050, severe weather and climate-related events could displace 1.2 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. Extreme Heat Events. Extreme Cold Events.

Mitigation 64

Mitigation Alert All-Hazards Hazard 64

Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 30, 2021

From the American Society of Civil Engineers, Wind Hazard Damage Assessment Group: The StEER report on timpacts from 10 December 2021 tornado outbreak and accompanying media repository can be accessed below. Washington Post Guest Essay: Prevatt (2021) “We can build houses to survive tornadoes like Kentucky suffered. We just haven’t.”

Natural Hazard 100

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Damage Assessment Hazard 100

Emergency Planning

APRIL 24, 2022

It is obvious that military instability is likely to complicate and retard the process of getting natural hazard impacts under control. Inspired by the events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, 30 years ago Francis Fukuyama wrote his treatise on The End of History (Fukuyama 1992).

Natural Hazard 199

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Entertainment Transportation 199

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. This information can then be used to develop effective flood preparedness plans and mitigation strategies, such as building dikes or improving drainage systems.

All-Hazards 52

All-Hazards Hazard Natural Hazard Transportation 52

everbridge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 Floods and storms were the most prevalent events.”. The report “The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019” also records major increases in other categories including drought, wildfires , and extreme temperature events.

Resilience 142

Resilience Risk Reduction Management Command Center 142