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In October, The New York Academy of Sciences hosted a discussion on emerging infectious diseases and preventing global pandemics.

In an era of constant and rapid international travel, what steps should the United States take to protect our population from emerging diseases, global pandemics and/or deliberate biological attacks? How would you respond?

Hurricane Sandy and 2012's other natural disasters may have significant long-term effects on homeowners and federal, state and local government.

2012 saw many natural disasters strike across the globe, killing thousands and inflicting billions of dollars in property and infrastructural damage. From hurricanes and earthquakes to droughts, heat waves and wildfires, events …

Last year's natural disaster racked up an estimated $160bn worth of damages, according to the world's largest reinsurance firm Munich Re. Hurricane Sandy was the single costliest event at $50bn in what was a fairly mild …

Natural catastrophes including US hurricane Sandy caused $160 billion (€122 billion) worth of damage in 2012, the world's leading reinsurer, Munich Re, estimated on Thursday.

BERLIN – Natural disasters cost insurers $65 billion last year, with the United States accounting for nine-tenths of the bill and Superstorm Sandy prompting payouts of $25 billion, a leading insurance company said Thursday.

Join us on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern (12:30 CT, 11:30 a.m. MT, 10:30 a.m. PT, 7:30 a.m. HT) for "Thinking Out Loud – Property Rights After Natural Disasters," a free teleconference presented by the …

Can't keep up with constant natural disasters and extreme weather events? One website captures all from the last year on a splendid interactive.

Despite the substantial financial losses associated with Hurricane Sandy, the cost of global natural and man-made disasters in 2012 is actually significantly lower than last year's total. According to a report released …

The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Friday, Jan. 4:

In 2012, the economic impact of natural disasters worldwide caused 160 billion dollars in damage, according to a report released by German reinsurance company Muenchener Rueckversicherung AG.

Large U.S. cities that the rest of the world used to look at in envy are now being transformed into gang-infested hellholes with skyrocketing crime rates.

Do you believe that economic trouble is coming in 2013? If so, you have a lot of company. According to a brand new Gallup poll that was just released, 65.

The fiscal cliff deal contains more bad news than it does good news. Yes, the tax increases on the middle class could have been much worse, and we should be.

Have you made a New Year's resolution to save money, but still need to get prepared? If you are looking to accomplish both goals, or just looking to be better prepared without spending too much, check out this top 10 list for …

Pacific County AmeriCorps Member Kirsten Harvill, working in coordination with the Pacific County Emergency Management Agency, is organizing a disaster preparedness supply drive for low income families throughout …

How Prepared Are You For An Emergency Situation? Join local police departments and learn how to better prepare yourself and your family for emergencies.

Although disasters can happen at any time, you can plan in advance to make coping with sudden changes easier. Start by following the steps below.

Survey on Emergency Preparedness for Afterschool Programs. NJSACC is conducting a survey of Afterschool programs about Emergency Preparedness. Please take a few moments to answer the questions using the survey …

The political parties such as ruling NPF, opposition Congress, BJP, NCP and others held meetings separately with EC officials.

Welcome to week 4 of Emergency Preparedness. The forth step to creating an emergency survival station for your home is putting together an important documents folder for each backpack, one emergency binder (for …

The arrival of a contaminated patient in a hospital emergency department can put the staff, facility and other patients at risk of secondary contamination. Here's how emergency preparedness coordinators (EPCs) can address …

How to put together a first aid kit for emergency preparedness.

Each September FEMA & Ready.gov promote National Preparedness Month – and I devote a good deal of this blog to that effort – but the best time to get started in preparedness is now. And to help you along in this task is the …

Summary: Analysis of America on the FM website talk about broken Observation-Orientation-Decision-Action (OODA) Loops. But what does this description mean? What are the consequences? Here's the second of a series …

In agreeing to do that I also realised I had a long standing task, something requested by several readers, to link Cynefin with Boyd's OODA loop. Both OODA and Cynefin work in the decision support arena as both Cynefin and …

Reports of looting in areas of New York City and Long Island ravaged by Hurricane Sandy underscore the need for average citizens to have ready access to firearms for personal protection…

The Second Amendment has nothing to do with personal protection. Owning a gun back in colonial times was like owning a knife and fork. The idea of needing a law to protect one's right to own a gun would be as ridiculous …

This one-day course will focus on safe handling, storage and use of handguns suitable for personal protection, selecting a personal firearm, issues of personal protection, allowable use of lethal force…