The wildfire season keeps growing in intensity and scale with every year. Their erratic nature causes widespread destruction. But carefully assessing the risks involved can help mitigate their impact. North America’s western regions are highly prone to wildfires. Inhabited by millions of people, these areas are known for dry, hot summers and an excess of […]
A hurricane preparedness plan begins with understanding how hurricanes are classified. All hurricanes fall into five categories, 1 to 5, where the intensity and damage caused is relatively lowest for Category 1 hurricanes, and highest for Category 5 hurricanes. Categories and wind speed range 1 – 74 to 95 mph 2 – 96 to 110 […]
In the world of disaster recovery, accidents caused by chemicals are a story we have come across many times before. A massive explosion at a manufacturing facility – in this case, a chemical plant at Yancheng – claimed the lives of 64 people while more than 640 people suffered severe injuries. The damage to the […]
Unprecedented shooting incidents made 2018 a dismal year for schools. Hundreds of fatalities were recorded during these crisis situations at an average of one occurrence for every eight school days. Many of these shooting incidents could have been averted if parents had only safely secured their weapons and kept their guns off bounds. In a […]
Global warming and climatic change are forcing weather experts to concoct new terms. The latest addition in this list is what is known as a ‘bomb cyclone’ that unleashed 97 mph wind gusts in Colorado Springs, bringing in its wake blizzards and even a flood threat – an unlikely occurrence, given the city’s climate. So […]
