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 ...

Every July the country’s leading disaster scientists and emergency planners gather in Boulder, Colo., for an invitation-only workshop. Picture 440 people obsessed with the tragic and the safe, people ...

Climate change has made natural disasters more prevalent and devastating in recent years — and more costly. Losses from floods, hurricanes, wildfires and other catastrophes rose 257% between 1983 and ...

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Director of Lexington Emergency Management talk about what you need to be prepared in case of an emergency or natural disaster. Kentucky Edition is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

As the tragedy of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami continues to unfold, foreign media have inevitably begun to ask, What are the lessons for disaster preparedness at home? A clear caveat to this ...

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If you’re a Fresenius patient, you will always be urged to evacuate when a hurricane threatens. “A dialysis patient may think, ‘I can’t evacuate because I won’t get dialysis,’” Numbers said. “We ...

An interview with International Rescue Committee’s PPSEA (Preparedness for Protection in Southeast Asia) project director Roger Cabiles illustrates the importance of remembering the forgotten ...

San Francisco was blindsided and nearly burned to rubble 100 years ago today as a pre-dawn 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked what was then called "the Paris of the West." More than 3000 people perished.