Source: Kaite Cherry, photo courtesy of James A. Harvey, used with permission Though the COVID-19 pandemic has been called "unprecedented," disasters have been occurring across the globe for all human ...
Investing in pre-disaster mitigation can save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing the cost of recovery from natural ...
Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. It’s why we look hopefully toward the return of in-person, face-to-face connection. Source: Kaite Cherry, photo ...
Latin American and Caribbean countries encounter disasters each year, ranging from localized tragedies to region-wide catastrophes. These disasters are large, rapid-onset incidents, and they include ...
Climate change and environmental degradation are worsening the impacts of disasters on vulnerable people – making it vital that environmental and humanitarian organizations work more closely together, ...
Tax advisors are already working hard to determine how the IRS disaster relief announcements and Internal Revenue Code will impact disaster victims, and those who reside in disaster areas. While the ...
Doing things on a regional basis is incredibly difficult. Individual jurisdictions "generally" are just taking care of themselves and don't give a hoot about what is happening next door in another ...
Alina Engelman ([email protected]), California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California. Leyla Craig, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Alastair Iles, University of California Berkeley, ...
(MCT) — The drone buzzed over the rows of people watching from the ground, their necks craning to keep sight of the machine, no bigger than a brick and less than a pound. A screen at the front of the ...
Instead of focusing primarily on riding the wave of economic uncertainty to a more stable time, a solution lies in accepting uncertainty and building the best possible business continuity plan to help ...
For example, natural disasters cannot be prevented. In assessing disasters, one of the most important and first parts is risk analysis, with understanding the types of hazards that exist being an ...