The Philippines is one of the most climate change prone countries, facing 20 cyclones every year with five having the potential to turn into megastorms such as Haiyan. During these times television, ...

After catastrophic damage, how does a community rebuild? This an introduction to the disaster management cycle. Disaster 101: This is part of a series that looks at how communities recover from ...

Globally, floods are the most frequent and damaging among natural hazards. Between 1998-2017, floods led to economic damages exceeding US$600 billion, affected more than 2 billion people, and resulted ...

Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), a mega-disaster that marked Japan and the world with its unprecedented scale of destruction. This feature story ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - The Dorchester County Emergency Management department is ensuring volunteers know what to do during emergencies through a semiannual training program. Dorchester community ...

County staff said the overhaul is needed now that participation demands and state requirements have changed, and the county wants more control over what responders are learning.

Being prepared to manage emergency response requires continuous learning and certification. An employee at the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity has become one of a select few emergency management ...

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McGill University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. McGill University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. In the past two decades, disasters have left a ...