Resilience

“There’s no doubt that the risk towards Clatsop County regarding earthquakes, tsunamis and windstorms, and any other form of natural disaster, is high.”

After an inspection last year revealed that the dam was increasingly at risk of breaching during heavy rainstorms, the conservancy closed the area to visitors and temporary measures were taken to lower the water level.

“The ultimate goal is to produce maps that can be used by communities as planning tools to help develop, maybe, adaptation strategies for sea level rise and ultimately, help the areas become more resilient.”

Increased streamflow — the rate at which water is carried by rivers and streams — could be seen as a boon for the drought-stricken Western United States. But too much water comes with hazards.

Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly on Thursday outlined a set of seven areas California will continue monitor as cases from the latest surge fall and the state gradually relaxes rules around masking.

Aiming to "help route 911 calls to the right care at the right time at the right place," the program will use-of-state nurses to help stretched Wake County EMS staff determine the care needed.

Despite pleas from public health experts and Massachusetts lawmakers, Gov. nullrepeatedly refused to implement another statewide mask mandate as the highly contagious variant ripped through the state.

Around the state and country, school districts have had big enrollment drops and high numbers of disengaged students during the pandemic.

Missouri residents scrambled to receive COVID-19 testing services last month, with sites running out of tests within only a few hours and cars lined up for blocks.

COVID could join the ranks of dozens of other endemic diseases, including seasonal threats like the flu and illnesses of varying degrees of severity from the common cold to malaria.

In her first State of the State address last month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a proposal to spend $10 billion over several years to support the state’s beleaguered health-care workforce.

Amid lockdowns, changing protocols and vaccine development, calls to respond to people experiencing suicidal ideations hit a five-year high in Salem, N.H. last year with 65 Fire Department responses.

As the pandemic enters its third year, the proposed pay raises underscore what critics see as a fundamental flaw in Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed budget for the Department of Public Health.

Whether the relatively low and stable death rate will continue to hold by the time the omicron wave subsides remains to be seen. But Omicron deaths will likely peak in the Bay Area this week or next.

The system is run by On the Job and Off, a company that offers support services for first responders and is based in Harrisburg, although it operates across the U.S. and Canada.

The Washington Department of Health requires masks to be worn in indoor public settings and at large outdoor events with 500 or more attendees. The order covers grocery stores, event venues, restaurants, theaters, malls and places of worship.

Doctors with OU Health shared advice and information about what they’re seeing during this surge, what the omicron variant looks like in children, and when COVID-19 symptoms are cause for concern.

The severity of each case is often based on a person’s vaccination status, their age and overall health. But even then there are unknowns.