Disaster Response

Tim Callaghan, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean for USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, has led numerous hurricane responses for the Agency, including Hurricanes Iota and Eta in 2020 and Hurricane Dorian in 2019. He explains how USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance prepares year-round for Atlantic hurricane season. …

Learn about the upcoming disaster… — There is a tremendous amount of frozen water in ice sheets. Scientists predict that the water level would increase by around 7.4 feet if the Greenland Ice Sheet completely melted (23 feet). About 60 meters of sea level would increase, whereas if Antarctic Ice Sheets disintegrated (200 feet). The Greenland Ice Sheet Even while…

Taking on the role(s) of catalyser, connector, and facilitator — Author: Melissa Clissold Editor: Nikkole Mojica Summary (TL;DR) Mobilizing communities in the face of crisis is vital, particularly in country-wide situations where government response is lacking. Disaster preparedness and emergency response requires good coordination, communication, and compassionate approaches within civil society.

Terry H. Schwadron May 24, 2023 As the endless political posturing continues, we all can understand that the debt ceiling game of chicken draws ever closer to real and substantial problems — as much over the threat of default on the government’s ability to pay bills as on the actual…

I’m sorry that I was born Romanian like other Romanians do who permanently emigrated from Romania and now they laugh at Romania and its troubles. If we Romanians don’t see solutions inside our country and we feel it is good to laugh at the solutions imposed for us from outside…

An essay by Sharon Astyk. — This essay was first published on May 17. Couple of things first — Sharon will be live, talking about gardening, on Saturday May 20 at 8 pm EST. Click here to register! This is a long post, but incredibly useful and worth reading all the way the way through. I’m…

Inside the US Government’s nuclear crisis response according to history… — The possibility of nuclear conflict remains significant in today’s globe, which is becoming more unstable. The government of the United States has devised detailed preparations to safeguard its population and assure its survival in the case of a nuclear strike. Keeping an eye out and gathering information The United States government uses very advanced detection technologies to…

I went to a meeting that was put on by the Red Cross yesterday. Its intended purpose is to establish what they are calling community resilience hubs. It was somewhat disappointing. Although they were addressing real issues it was on a macro level. They talked about the situation in broad…

Introduction: In the realm of data protection and disaster recovery, two critical metrics play a significant role: Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO). Achieving near-zero RPO/RTO is a crucial goal for organizations seeking minimal data loss and downtime in the event of disruptions. …