Risk and Resilience Conference

05/25/2024

How close is the H5N1 outbreak to becoming the next pandemic?

05/24/2024

The NOAA outlook predicts 17 to 25 tropical storms, eight to 13 hurricanes and four to seven “major” hurricanes, and is the most aggressive May prediction the agency has made.

10/26/2023

At least 16 dead after gunman opens fire at bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine: Live updates

Authorities in Maine ordered residents in the state’s second-largest city to shelter in place late Wednesday after law enforcement agencies investigated active shooter events.

03/31/2023

Severe storms are expected to sweep across some central and southern states beginning Friday afternoon, bringing the threat of several strong tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds to nearly 90 million people across 21 states.

01/11/2023

Thousands of Californians remained under evacuation orders as heavy rainfall continued in parts of the state, threatening more flooding as part of a series of storms that have left at least 17 dead in recent weeks.

12/20/2022

'I was screaming': Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocks parts of Northern California; power outages top 71,000

The U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake struck Northern California, at 2:34 a.m. about 7 miles west of Ferndale near the Oregon border.

12/20/2022

Pre-Christmas blizzard expected to wallop northern US could strengthen into a bomb cyclone

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch Tuesday for over 40 million people in the North Central U.S., including Chicago.

09/29/2022

Check out this article from USA TODAY:

Tropical Storm Ian still pounding Florida in '500-year flooding event'; 2.6M without power

"We've never seen a flood event like this, we've never seen a storm surge of this magnitude," Gov. Ron DeSantis says. Tropical Storm Ian updates.

07/23/2022

Check out this article from USA TODAY:

World Health Organization says monkeypox outbreak is now a global emergency

Declaring a global emergency means the monkeypox outbreak is an "extraordinary event" that could spill over into more countries.

07/04/2022

6 dead, dozens wounded in shooting rampage at July 4th parade in Chicago suburb of Highland Park

Six people were killed and about 24 wounded as gunfire and chaos shatter a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

05/25/2022

Live updates: Fourteen children and a teacher are killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school, authorities say.

04/12/2022

At least 10 people shot, shooter at large after attack in Brooklyn subway train, officials say

Firefighters responded to a call about smoke at a subway station found multiple people shot and "undetonated devices."