White House Warns Next Disaster Bill to Cost ‘Tens of Billions’ October 27, 2017 By ANDREW TAYLOR The White House says the next request for disaster aid will cost tens of billions of dollars and Congress should...
Aerial Imaging, Machine Learning Speed Hurricane-Related Damage Assessments October 5, 2017 By Denise Johnson In the wake of three devastating hurricanes this season, many carriers and vendors used drones and airplanes to assess structural...
Leadership’s Role in Returning Employees to Work After a Disaster September 21, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Businesses and their leaders have a unique role to play in helping communities and individuals recover from the devastation of...
Determining Where and Whether to Rebuild After Hurricanes Irma, Harvey September 15, 2017 Though our natural instinct is to put everything back exactly where it was before a disaster, Mark Abkowitz, professor of...
Louisiana Governor Wants to Broaden Homeowner Flood Grants August 18, 2017 By MELINDA DESLATTE Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday he wants to broaden Louisiana’s flood aid program to include homeowners whose flood insurance...
New National Disaster Resilience Program Leader Brings Experience August 15, 2017 By JILL SCHRAMM, Minot Daily News John Zakian is no stranger to the aftermath of natural disasters. Tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, wildfires – he’s seen it all....
Volunteers Come to Aid Louisiana Flood Victims With Homes in Disrepair July 21, 2017 By MIRANDA KLEIN, Alexandria Daily Town Talk Robert Wilbourn watched a small army of mostly teenagers tear away rotted siding from his house one day last week...
Police, Other Texas Agencies Embrace Drone Use May 15, 2017 By PHILIP JANKOWSKI, Austin American-Statesman Government use of aerial drones became much easier when the Federal Aviation Administration flipped the switch on new regulations last...
Robot Surveillance Could Improve Safety April 18, 2017 Cornell University researchers are developing a system to enable teams of robots to share information as they move around, and...
Hurricane Matthew Flood Victims Still Recovering 6 Months Later April 11, 2017 By MECHELLE HANKERSON AND RYAN MURPHY, The Virginian-Pilot In the months since Hurricane Matthew, Dawn Sawyer has watched her 9-year-old, Sam, bite his nails down to “nubs.” She’s...