Dorchester County residents are encouraged to share input on the county’s hazard mitigation plan. It comes as the Dorchester ...

Commissioners approved a premium pay policy in cases where Fair Labor Standards Act-exempt staff work 60 per hours in a given ...

While the study doesn't point to a single factor as the cause of increased CVD cases, natural disasters due to a warming planet are clearly linked to human health. The study noted that decreased ...

RemediH2O, a disaster response company specializing in water damage, mold remediation, and fire restoration, has expanded its service area to better serve residential and commercial property owners ...

All of Jamaica’s financial defenses — insurance, bonds and credit lines — could be deployed to recover from Hurricane Melissa ...

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident reinforced the importance of having adequate national and international safety standards and guidelines in place so that nuclear power and technology remain safe ...

Oregon's new 2025-30 Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan, approved by FEMA, aims to reduce risks from natural disasters.

Mozambique launched 'Big Data in Telecommunications' platform to send geo-located SMS and voice alerts during natural disasters. System enables coordinated emergency communication between INCM, INGD, ...

The most common cause of dam failures is overtopping where the spillway cannot cope with floodwaters. Reservoir safety may also be challenged by rapid or sustained water level lowering during droughts ...

Dear ICOC family, Jamaica just faced one of the worst natural disasters in its history. A Category 5 hurricane ...

The Department of Finance (DOF), the Philippine government agency responsible for managing the country’s fiscal policies, ...

That looks likely to be the case for Jamaica, where Hurricane Melissa, the worst storm ever to hit the Caribbean island, made ...