The city of Los Angeles has enacted agressive seismic regulations, requiring 15,000 buildings be retrofitted so they will better withstand an earthquake.
 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched an online information system to help health and emergency preparedness professionals prepare for and manage the effects of disasters.

A new model from the University of Toronto Scarborough may forecast tornado activity months or seasons in advance.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced $100 million in capital funding for continued storm protection in lower Manhattan to protect it from flooding.
 

California Assemblyman Mike Gatto and Sen. Ted Gaines announced a bill that would allow first responders to jam, hack or otherwise take down drones "in the course of firefighting, air ambulance, or search-and-rescue operations."
 

Some Minnesota lawmakers and railroad safety advocates are concerned that new disaster plans are not being released to the public.
 

Only half of employees believe their workplaces are prepared for a severe emergency, according to the third annual workplace safety survey by Staples, Inc.

More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge inundation.

Storm surge and rainfall flooding combined for 75 percent of all deaths in the U.S. from hurricanes, tropical storms or tropical depressions from 1963 to 2012.
 

Los Angeles became the first city in the nation to approve seismic standards for new cellphone towers.