For the first time, ShakeAlert-powered alerts will be delivered directly to wireless devices in Oregon starting on March 11, 2021. Oregon will be the second state to ”go live,” following California on October 17, 2019. Washington state will join Oregon and California in May 2021. Keep Reading
Public health measures like wearing a mask, installing new ventilation systems and filters, and reducing capacity all help to keep commuters safe – but there is always more that can be done. Keep Reading
The Converging Risks Lab of the Council on Strategic Risks has identified ecological disruption as a "major and underappreciated security threat" and calls on the U.S. to reboot its national security architecture and doctrine to better respond to this evolving threat landscape. Keep Reading
The NGA recently issued the Preventing Targeted Violence brief in order to outline an updated, collaborative approach to countering attacks that may or may not have an ideological underpinning. Keep Reading
Regions with the highest concentrations of fossil fuel-related air pollution — including Eastern North America, Europe, and South-East Asia — have the highest rates of mortality, according to research by Harvard University and its partners. Keep Reading
Six months on from the port explosions, we know the effects will last for years to come. But for myself and my colleagues at the Lebanese Red Cross, who were among the first on the scene, there are lessons to be learnt that will help ensure a preventable disaster like this never happens again. Keep Reading
Researchers said Sunday they have identified a batch of similar troubling mutations in coronavirus samples circulating in the United States. They've not only drawn attention to them; they've come up with a better shorthand for referring to them. They've named them after birds. Keep Reading
Guinean health authorities have declared an outbreak of Ebola in a rural community in the south of the country, with at least seven people infected, three of whom died, the World Health Organization confirmed on February 14. Keep Reading
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and Hawaii experienced an unprecedented number of natural disasters in 2018—including typhoons, earthquakes, mudslides, and volcanic eruptions. Keep Reading
All plant computers were connected to the SCADA system and used the 32-bit version of Windows 7. Keep Reading
Leaders now must immediately incorporate public health thinking into all of their activities. COVID-19 has touched every aspect of life – and this is how deep public health thinking must go. Keep Reading
The importance of integrating mental health into preparedness and response plans for public health emergencies was emphasized by WHO Member States at the WHO Executive Board meeting held in January 2021. Keep Reading
From disinformation to COVID-19, from extremism to the border, the U.S. faces challenges ahead. Keep Reading
Good outcomes in communities before, during and after a wildfire event are dependent upon a holistic look at the risk and effective, ongoing community engagement by firefighters, residents and all partners in an area. Keep Reading
This winter’s mild temperatures also brought scant ice coverage to the Great Lakes in January, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Keep Reading
The virus that causes COVID-19 probably jumped from animals to humans and is “extremely unlikely” to have come from a laboratory, investigators say as they explore possible links to frozen food and whether the virus first emerged outside Wuhan. Keep Reading
Police were told of shortcomings in a terror response plan months before the Manchester Arena attack, an inquiry into the bombing has heard. Keep Reading
The cyber safety video series aims to deliver relevant cybersecurity topics in a series of short videos that are appropriate for all citizens, not just K-12 educational institutions. Keep Reading
Extremist movements use the deadly riot to recruit and disinformation leaves more people vulnerable to radicalization. Keep Reading
A member of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's security detail tested positive for COVID-19 on February 8. The agent had been in close contact, as defined by the CDC, with Secretary Buttigieg, including immediately prior to the agent’s positive result. Keep Reading