devdiscourse12d
Beyond tweets and alerts: New role of social media in disaster management
The study finds that social media is no longer considered a non-traditional tool for emergency communication. Instead, it has become an integral part of situational awareness, public engagement, and ...
How To Fix FEMA: Climate Advocates, States Have Ideas
President Trump is considering eliminating FEMA citing inefficiency. States and climate advocates say FEMA needs a fix but it also needs to stay.
seattlepi.com24d
Neighbors and strangers pulled together to help LA fire survivors – 60 years of research shows these unsung heroes are crucial to disaster response
Sixty years of research at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center and by others examining the social aspects of disaster has repeatedly shown effective disaster management requires ...
The Associated Press on MSN16d
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
Tricia Wachtendorf, director of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware ... the state's chief fire agency; the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA; and the Watch Duty app.
Daily Bruin28d
Disaster Recovery Center opens at UCLA Research Park to aid LA County fire victims
Correction: The original version of this article ... applying for disaster relief loans and being referred to counseling services. It will be run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in ...
Inside Climate News17d
Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
The list includes a wide array of environmental programs, from state efforts to install drinking water pipes and limit air pollution to disaster ... the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Hill12d
Republicans from disaster-prone areas back Trump’s push to overhaul FEMA
Republican lawmakers, including those from disaster-prone areas, are backing President Trump’s calls to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “We need a FEMA that looks like ...
The Conversation24d
Amid LA fires, neighbors helped each other survive – 60 years of research shows how local heroes are crucial to disaster response
Sixty years of research at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center and by others examining the social aspects of disaster has repeatedly shown effective disaster management ...
The Hindu24d
KaWaCHaM disaster risk warning system to be launched on Tuesday
The Kerala Warnings, Crisis and Hazard Management system (KaWaCHaM ... been set up for broadcasting severe disaster warnings from State and district Emergency Operations Centres to the public ...
The Conversation24d
Ethiopian earthquakes and volcanic eruptions: earth scientist explains the link
Amdemichael Tadesse does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
Politico11d
Trump’s talking about shutting down FEMA. Republicans hate that idea.
Deeply red states are experiencing some of the costliest disasters, and lawmakers from those states fear that eliminating Federal Emergency Management ... member of its Disaster Research Center.