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The events industry has experienced their fair share of being shaken up by natural disasters. In the US alone, the past three years have held several devastating hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires.

PLATTSBURGH — Whether it’s a flooding event, ice storm or blizzard, North Country residents are all too familiar with the damage dangerous weather can bring. However, as severe weather events become ...

WASHINGTON ― There is an urgent need to reimagine disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery strategies in the U.S., as intensifying climate and weather hazards cause successive and compounding ...

If the past few years have taught us anything, expect the unexpected. That unpredictability extends to events and reminds us that effective risk management is an often unspoken key to success. Whether ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Office of Resilience has released a list of disaster case management mobile intake events that will take place in the Upstate in August. Mobile ...

Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to help protect pets and ...

When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, 2025, Texas floods, he told colleagues he was frustrated with bureaucratic ...

When disaster strikes, businesses face immediate and costly challenges: How do they keep operations running, protect their assets and recover quickly? While no company is immune to crises, those with ...

Associate Professor and Chair of Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies Department, Brandon University Canadians are facing larger disasters on a more frequent basis. There is no doubt that some of ...