Information from several sources, including data from previous hazards, is needed to predict future events. This information can assist in the development of appropriate mitigation measures.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A fifth of neighborhood blocks in the continental United States most vulnerable to natural disaster account for a quarter of the lower 48 states’ risk, according to a detailed ...

The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority recently participated in a hazard vulnerability assessment, which tested the ...

The Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the magnitude 9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, reminded the world that nuclear power plant accidents like the Chernobyl and ...

The SEIV index for Manhattan in New York City is shown on the map as a spectrum of colors from the darkest blue as very low vulnerability to the darkest red as very high vulnerability. Credit: ...

The Novato City Council has approved changes to the general plan safety element, incorporating climate adaptation and resiliency strategies and opting for a more cautious planning approach for areas ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County has spent a year studying which regions face the biggest climate threats, considering socioeconomic factors and layers of vulnerability. The L.A. County ...

Researchers developed a detailed assessment and map of vulnerability to natural disaster of the continental United States. A fifth of neighborhood blocks in the continental United States most ...