disaster preparedness

In order to decrease the threat of wildfires in Northern California, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. warns it may preemptively shut down the power in 12 counties, affecting 87,000 customers. This is in response to the concerning weather conditions that may cause a fire, including very low humidity and…

Image from United States Geographical Survey (USGS) National Earthquake Information Center James Queally reported in the Los Angeles Times: Recently there has been a multitude of low-impact earthquakes striking the Bay Area. Early Monday morning, Diablo experienced a 2.9 magnitude earthquake…

New York Times: There was a record increase in the number of new earthquake insurance customers this past year, according to the earthquake authority. The issue with this significant increase is that earthquake insurance companies have to buy more reinsurance, the insurance they buy for themselves,…

BBC News- Last Saturday morning, Hawaii residents received an alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile. The alert, sent to mobile devices and broadcasted on TV and radio shows, stated in capital letters, “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is…

Although it goes against every emotional reaction a human being has to earthquakes, doing the drop, cover, hold on is the safest thing here. Running in a strong earthquake poses many hazards, and itself can cause a number of injuries, such as broken legs and ankle sprains. The general advice for…

The 8th annual Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange sponsored by the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and U.S. Pacific Command concluded this weekend.  The mission of the five-day exercise focused on disaster response in…

People wait outside the emergency room at the medical center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 25. Puerto Rico is having difficult days due to the limited amount of power supplies left. Especially in hospitals without the air conditioning, operation rooms are getting unsafe. One suggestion…