Resilience Blog

Floods

Fundamentals of Flood Insurance

10/02/2020 The FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Independent Study Program offers online training classes in fundamentals of flood insurance to […]

Wildfires

California weekly update: 10/02/20

Click here to read the latest on California’s wildfires and other state news.

Hurricanes

‘Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Activity’ Over Next 2 Weeks

09/30/20 Triple-I non-resident scholar Phil Klotzbach, PhD, and the Colorado State University atmospheric science team are calling for “above-normal Atlantic hurricane […]

Wildfires

Mudslides Often Follow Wildfires: Be Prepared and Understand the Insurance Implications

As wildfires continue to burn in California, Oregon, Colorado, and elsewhere – and people pray for precipitation to help firefighters in their efforts – another threat looms: mudslides.   Wet weather is in Oregon’s […]

Hurricanes

Surveying the storm damage – what’s insured?

9/24/2020 The extremely active Atlantic hurricane season is on a much-needed break for the next few days, with just the […]

General

Virtual Discussion: Responding to Disaster During a Crisis

On September 24 a virtual discussion hosted by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Advisory Committee will inform […]

General

Small businesses share how they prepare for and successfully recover from disaster

September is National Preparedness Month, and this years’ theme of “Disasters Don’t Wait. Make Your Plan Today” could not be […]

Hurricanes

Tropical Storm Beta: 09/21/20

The outer bands of Tropical Storm Beta are lashing the Texas coast but official landfall is forecast to be late […]

Earthquakes

Earthquake Country Alliance’s Minimize Financial Hardship Webinar

The Earthquake Country Alliance will host a webinar on September 23 as part of its Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety […]

Floods

If It Can Rain, It Can Flood: Buy Flood Insurance

As rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally’s rains have devastated parts of the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama, the storm’s remnants […]