Historically, the fair allowed people with a valid handgun license to carry a concealed gun onto the grounds, but this year not even licensed gun owners can carry a weapon.
A survey found that less than 40 percent of agencies spend at least 10 percent of their budget on prevention, while 42 percent said they don't use any software to detect and monitor fires.
The declaration allows the West Virginia Emergency Management Division to post personnel and resources for quick response to any emergency that may develop. Coordinating agencies have been placed on standby to report to the EOC.
High-tide flooding has increased by 250 percent in the Pacific Islands and by 350 percent in the western Gulf since 2000, but projections suggest fewer events in 2024.
In August 2021, the Caldor Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, burned 175 of these cabins in its march up and over the Sierra Nevada crest, from Placerville to the Tahoe Basin.
As the storm was about 20 miles south of Savannah, Ga., on Tuesday morning, and 100 miles out from Charleston, it had tropical-storm-force winds that extended up to 205 miles out.
Chicago’s hospitals have been planning for a potential dark side to the convention. They’ve been developing plans and practicing for influxes of patients should violence erupt or disaster strike at the convention.
A new tool from Rebuild by Design shows climate change is an equal opportunity hazard. But spending money ahead of time on mitigation and prevention can be more cost-effective than committing it after disaster strikes.
As railways increasingly rely on digital connectivity, a “strategic alliance” between Digi International and Cylus combines their products into a unified solution designed to offer better cyber protection.
After the gas is shut off, the electricity may be next because electricity is key for telecommunication lines, the sewer system and the fleet of pumps that help mitigate ongoing land movement by expelling the groundwater that geologists say causes it.
