Preparedness

"Severe tropical weather can have devastating impacts on communities across the state and the best way to prepare is by having a family emergency plan and kit," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said.

The Crisis Track software will allow the state’s residents to expedite damage assessment collection in the event of a presidential declaration and will promote interoperability by integrating with other systems.

Disasters bring out the best in most of us, and inevitably after a disaster scores of people want to donate and help. Unfortunately, there are plenty of bad actors who are ready to take advantage of people’s emotions.

Many Americans have moved on from the pandemic, but for the millions who are immunocompromised or otherwise more vulnerable to COVID-19, reliable data remains important in assessing their safety.

The system is one of the few federal initiatives that has drawn bipartisan opposition in Louisiana. Since its inception in 2021, lawmakers of both parties have demanded that FEMA explain what variables go into pricing.

The new recommendations allow an updated bivalent vaccine dose for adults 65 years and older and another dose for people with compromised immune systems, and updates the schedule for children 6 years and older.

Climate change and management practices have left the Wildland Urban Interface with dangerous fuel loads that burn year after year, causing more destruction and death. A new, unified approach is needed to stem the tide.

Some Floridians did take action — they took to social media to ask why the test was scheduled for that time. Some said they got the alert even though their phone’s settings were set to disable test alerts from the government.

The newly built 2,300-foot-long levee along Gravel Road is not yet officially certified, but "has proven to be worth its weight in gold," City Manager Robert Wolfington told the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.

As social media platforms have grown and advanced since 2013, law enforcement and the U.S. intelligence community have taken a closer look at social media sites for any threats of a pending attack.

The proposed first-responder technology campus would be a hub for 19 agencies and include space for outdoor training and operations, office space, hotel rooms, apartments, and a competition swimming pool.

As of April 1, 2023, all medical device manufacturers are required to submit a Software Bill of Materials that lists all software — and hardware that includes software and open-source libraries — that creates vulnerabilities to hackers.

“For any data that a forecast produces, there’s uncertainty in future conditions, For these last ten years we’ve seen a lot of extremes ... forecasting procedures are trying to adapt to that.”

New London, Conn., Emergency Management Director tom Curcio said getting people to evacuate is difficult. Police have two high-water vehicles to extract people from neighborhoods when they get into trouble.

The FBI has no exact statistics on swatting incidents, which they first became aware of in 2008. The incidents that have been reported have increased from 400 cases in 2011 to more than 1,000 in 2019.

“The melt is really going to start happening in the next week,” said Lisa Hiebert, a spokesperson with St. Paul Public Works. “As the water level rises, we have very clear plans around our response and notifying the public.”

A tank car of butane, a form of liquefied petroleum gas, derailed but didn't release any of the highly flammable material. The only cargo known to have spilled was some powdered, natural bentonite clay and multiple box cars of Coors Light and Blue Moon beer.

Although the role of climate change in tornadoes is not fully understood, researchers say locations are shifting, the season is lengthening and the number of tornadoes in a single event is increasing.