U.S. Spends Billions on Disaster Aid Over Investing in More Lasting Preparedness June 12, 2019 By Eric Roston Forecasters are expecting this year’s North Atlantic hurricane season to be roughly average, with about 14 named storms including six...
Risk Managers Reminded of Strategies for Coping with Disasters in Their Many Forms May 1, 2019 By Jim Sams Preparing for the unthinkable requires a lot thought. Risk management professionals this week cautioned audiences of the myriad pitfalls in...
Experts Give Texas Mixed Reviews on Disaster Preparedness April 17, 2019 By Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune More than a year and a half after Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas, killing dozens, the state is still waiting...
New Tsunami Warning System Could Add Vital Minutes of Warning for Indonesia February 1, 2017 By Stephen Wright Indonesia’s tsunami detection system, made up of seafloor sensors that communicate with transmitting buoys on the surface, has been rendered...
IICF’s Northeast Division Awards Ten Local Community Grants October 20, 2016 The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s (IICF) Northeast Division today announced it has awarded ten local community grants – in the...
Virginia Sets Up Fund to Cope With Sea-Level Rise April 29, 2016 Virginia has set up a new revolving loan fund designed to help property owners prepare for rising sea levels. But...
New York Trains More Than 100K Residents in Disaster Response March 24, 2016 More than 100,000 New York state residents are now trained in how to help out during a natural or man-made...
Study: Flood Risk on Rise for New York City, New Jersey Coast September 30, 2015 By Wayne Parry A new study looking back over 1,000 years finds the flooding risk along the New York and New Jersey coasts...
Local Conn. Businesses Are Told to Plan Ahead, Prepare for Next Big Storm September 3, 2015 By Adam Benson and Norwich Bulletin A Category 3 hurricane with forces not seen in Eastern Connecticut for nearly 100 years barrels into the mouth of...
Boston Mayor: City Made Significant Strides in Preparing for Climate Change October 30, 2014 By Philip Marcelo Boston has made significant strides in preparing for major natural disasters, rising sea levels and other impacts to the ever-changing...