The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) recently published a report revealing a substantial link between climate change and various global extreme weather events of 2017. Titled “Explaining Extreme Events of 2017: From a Climate Perspective,” the report offers 17 analyses that comprise: Droughts in the U.S. Northern Plains and...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency released its 2018 National Preparedness Report which details the nation’s readiness to address emergency incidents. FEMA uses a capabilities-based approach to establish the National Preparedness Goal that focuses on 32 core capabilities and five specific Mission Areas: prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery. Focusing...
Strategic planning in the field of emergency management
Center for American Progress presents disaster preparedness road map for Congress
Amidst the Olympic and election coverage, a portion of America is quietly experiencing one of the worst natural disasters since Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast in 2012. Flooding, while not as provocative in the news as hurricanes and earthquakes, can cause just as much damage and loss of life....
President John F. Kennedy once said that “the best time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining.” While the president was probably using this weather reference as a metaphor for politics, it applies today in a more literal sense to the state of California. According to the...
This month, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), together with research support from Allied World and Earth Economics, published, Natural Defenses from Hurricanes and Floods: Protecting America’s Communities and Ecosystems in an Era of Extreme Weather. The document takes an in-depth look at the risks we Americans face from potentially...
On June 18th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Sandy Program Management Office issued its first report tracking progress of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force’s (“Task Force”) Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy of August, 2013. The Rebuilding Strategy includes a long-term plan that delegates spending and oversight...
