Earthquakes may happen at any time and typically without any warning, they do an abrupt and massive amount of damage to homes, roads, and lives. How can we improve? Earthquake Early Warning systems can help. EEW systems that observe the first indications of seismic activity and alert the public seco...

Disasters can happen through floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and can happen at any time and unannounced causing destruction. Time is of the essence in this window, even if it is just hours, to get warnings out to reduce disasters and save lives and communities from damage. This is where ...

Disasters like floods, earthquakes, wildfires, and so on happen all over the world and at an increasing frequency. They have been known to cause the most destruction of property, environments, and most importantly, human lives. After such incidents, timely detection and intervention have the ability...

All around the world, natural disasters are increasingly being seen in both frequency and intensity. Millions of people experience the impacts of natural disasters every year from floods, hurricanes, wildfires, till earthquakes and many more, often with little to no warning. Natural disasters do not...

The most powerful storm, recognized by Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa, has struck Jamaica with the utmost severity. Consequently, the heavy rain, robust winds, and massive floods have destroyed a large number of houses, hospitals, roads, and other infrastructures. Currently, Jamaica is experiencing ni...

Natural disasters can happen any time and give very little preparation time to people who need to act. Whether it is an earthquake, hurricane, flood, or wildfire; time is precious to the safety of others. Given the fact that it would be rare to find someone without a smart phone, disaster alert apps...

The first can be a natural disaster: floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes-everything else would be human-made, such as an industrial accident. Generally, a disaster leaves little time, if any, to prepare to face its impact. The first hours after a disaster may be life and death situations for people ...

Emergencies with a purpose can happen suddenly or can be sudden and generally not give us time to prepare ourselves or our homes. The disaster can range from a flood, tornado, hurricane, earthquake, storm, fire, and even a terrorist event. While such events are traumatic, the steps you follow in the...

As natural disasters become more commonplace and more severe, they are equally unpredictable. Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, tornadoes, wildfires, heat waves… they can hit out of nowhere and bring the normal operation of our schools and colleges to a grinding halt. Schools and colleges are more than...

Commonly, here comes a surprise with no warnings or with least warnings-if it happens, every second would count. One type of safety gear in the right moment can make history of being-someone survives or gets seriously affected. Being prepared has nothing to do with living in fear, but instead being ...