Disaster Management Interoperability Services (DMIS) software can provide the emergency management community with up-to-date weather reports and imported flood-plain maps to reduce the loss of life ...

The current “nonsystem” for providing information for disaster management is not effectively utilizing a wealth of information that resides with various organizations. Existing technologies could ...

There is so much to think about in the hours, days, and weeks after a disaster. Whether you’re seeking shelter, wondering how to clean up safely, or looking for financial help, there are an ...

The web portal providing weather and climate disaster information since 1980 will be maintained only through last year, the agency said. One of NOAA’s most comprehensive climate disaster information ...

The CPHRC recently completed a four-year research project to understand and address the information needs of families with children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) during disasters.

Radio stations in areas where natural disasters routinely occur need to make a note of this. The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has launched a new version of its Disaster Information ...

Ideally, you’d have weeks or days to prepare for an extreme weather. But the reality is, especially with floods, wildfires, and tornadoes, things change quickly. That’s why it’s critical to plan in ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...

When Helene disconnected my part of North Carolina for weeks, my neighbors and I had to relearn old ways of knowing what was happening — and what wasn’t. Credit...Photo illustration by The New York ...