Expert Dennis Terpin discusses the various respiratory issues involved in disaster response and the key components of a respiratory protection program in disaster scenarios. Various kinds of disasters ...

The post Massive Sinkhole Like Cracks Are Expected To Be A Major Geo-Hydrological Hazard For Much Of The Southern Hemisphere ...

Each Earth Day, the nation comes together to recognize the need for continued commitment to building a safe and sustainable planet. Throughout April, FEMA worked with partners across the nation to ...

Somewhere I stumbled across a reference to the book Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective Prevention which was published by the World Bank, United Nations. An economic look ...

Manmade or technological disasters are unpredictable, can spread across geographical boundaries, may be unpreventable, and may have limited physical damage but long-term effects. Some disasters in ...

In August, a dry lightning storm over California sparked an intense wildfire that raged through communities in the Santa Cruz mountains. After the CZU Lightning Complex Fire was contained, local ...

Apply hazard analysis and effective communication to lessen the impact of hazard events on communities. Photo by Jose Fredy Cruz Centeno. Add geophysical and social aspects to your hazard mitigation ...

Human Organization, Vol. 74, No. 4, Special Issue: Applied Anthropology of Risk, Hazards, and Disasters (Winter 2015), pp. 351-361 (11 pages) We conducted thirty-two interviews and four focus groups ...

Biological hazards, or biohazards, contain living organisms that can pose dangers to human health. In the workplace, these can include blood, human waste, pathogens, and more. Biological hazards are ...