New study finds vastly increased number of deaths in U.S. from hurricanes https://politicaliq.com/2023/08/17/new-study-finds-increased-number-of-deaths-in-u-s-from-hurricanes/ #NOAA #ScienceAdvance #hurricane #hurricanedeaths #CDC #DisasterResponse #disasterpreparedness #politicaliq #news #politics

Excited to attend and present at the VI International Congress on Risks in Coimbra, Portugal! Looking forward to meeting old and new colleagues!

#disasterpreparedness #DisasterRiskReduction

Projected losses from a major California earthquake soar.

The expected annual cost from earthquake damage for California is climbing sharply amid an increase in property values and better understanding of how soft soils could result in greater damage during shaking.

California is projected to lose an average of $9.6 billion a year from earthquake damage, the new estimates show. That’s a 157% increase from the last estimate, in 2017, when the price tag was $3.7 billion a year, according to a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
#Quakestodon #earthquake #California #DisasterPreparedness
[unpaywalled LA TImes article https://archive.ph/vxGDs }

Tune in TONIGHT!!! Thursday, April 27, 2023, 6 PM PT.
USGS Public Lecture:
Gravity Never Sleeps - Landslide Science and Risk Reduction
Jonathan Godt, USGS Landslide Hazards Program Coordinator
- from USGS
#DisasterPreparedness #CAwx #Quakestodon https://www.usgs.gov/public-lecture-series

The increasing severity of climate-related disasters, and the vulnerability of ageing stormwater infrastructure, are now tangible and visible realities.

With this, the term “managed retreat” has gone from being a specialist one to something discussed much more widely.

#DisasterPreparedness #ClimateEmergency

from @TheConversationUS
https://theconversation.com/who-moves-and-who-pays-managed-retreat-is-hard-but-lessons-from-the-past-can-guide-us-196038#Echobox=1676330624

Napa Community Animal Response Team (CART) brings together volunteers with a broad range of relevant skills, including veterinary, operations, incident management, volunteer coordination & financial experience.

Volunteers NEEDED! Want to help your community & be better prepared for your own family & animals in times of emergencies or disasters?

Register for our New Volunteer Training at:

https://napacart.org/event/new-volunteer-training-in-animal-disaster-response/

#napa #napacounty #napavalley #disasterpreparedness #DisasterManagement

On that topic, my emergency boxes include a certain amount of material for my neighbors and area - e.g. more medical supplies than my family would need for a week, group-size water filter. Do others do that? Is there some way we might coordinate around shared disaster resources? #earthquake #DisasterPreparedness

Oh ya. I am also a #DisasterPreparedness guy and a #HamRadio operator. Call sign, #KK6YVS. I live in #socal and it’s not if the #BigOne is going to happen, it’s when.

Always Be Prepared: Tushar Nene offers basic ways to prepare for power surges and power outages https://buff.ly/3F3Bd6i #emergency #electronics #DisasterPreparedness #PowerOutage #PowerSurge