The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is conducting a tabletop exercise on the risks posed by and response to a potential Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake-tsunami event.
According to the Titan research project, which specializes in the analysis of regional policy, 77 billion Euros can be attributed to losses connected to natural disasters.
The American Farm Bureau estimates 2020 natural disasters created $6.5 billion in crop losses alone, with less than half covered by indemnities through the USDA Risk Management Agency.
A cooperative study by University of Colorado and Boise State University researchers has found that more than half of U.S. buildings are in areas prone to natural disasters.
Riverside County in California's Emergency Management Department received a $2.57 million federal grant to distribute to local entities for disaster preparedness and response training and activities.
Wales, part of the U.K. is establishing eight innovation and resilience hubs across the country to help farmers, organizations and communities prepare and respond to drought in order to remain resilient.
A number of regional and local Red Cross agencies are holding a variety of virtual natural disaster preparedness classes in honor of Red Cross month in March.