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Providers in St. Louis were awarded the money through the Missouri Department of Health’s Crisis Counseling Program, which has for decades been funded by FEMA to help build hope and resiliency in disaster survivors. -
When Typhoon Halong devastated Western Alaska last month, the hardest-hit communities were accessible only by air or water. That complicated response efforts and makes rebuilding a challenge.
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As severe weather becomes more common, microgrids are gaining popularity as a way to keep the power on at critical facilities during widespread blackouts.
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Researchers keep warning about the need for an early warning system while the project remains under-funded.
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Troubled by images of heavily armed police facing off protesters in Ferguson, Mo., President Barack Obama is ordering a review of federal programs that help law enforcement agencies buy military equipment. -
The destruction highlights one of the greatest fears of seismic engineers: that the retrofitting of unreinforced masonry buildings still leaves weak joints between bricks.
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The successful alert was the biggest test yet in the Bay Area for a type of earthquake early warning system that's not yet available to the public in the U.S.
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A state of emergency was declared as California’s wine country shakes from early morning temblor.
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The magnitude 6.0 earthquake was the largest to hit the San Francisco Bay area since the devastating 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta quake in 1989.
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Water for the Seasons will integrate various communities and stakeholders to define and develop resiliency, while creating a model for arid regions.
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Program to share threat information was opened to state and local government last year, but few seem to be aware of it.
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The ICEBlueButton app allows EMS personnel and physicians to download an individual's critical health information in an emergency.
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The array of information can be confusing and websites, looking for clicks, tend to hype tropical activity.
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The new device can detect minute movements and could save lives during the next large-scale disaster.
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Hurricane Camille wiped away landmarks, killed 141 people along the Coast and caused more than $1 billion in damage.
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The declaration empowers the state Department of Health and Human Services to require the destruction of a type of synthetic marijuana.
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Spurred by the role its hosts played after Hurricane Sandy, Airbnb partners with cities that plan to leverage its platform in emergencies.
