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Preparing for an Emergency: Being prepared starts with ensuring everyone in your home is on the same page. If you don't already have one, start by creating an emergency action plan. Basically, you want to outline what everyone needs to do should you...

Managing through waves of high winds, snow and freezing rain, thousands of Georgia Power workers are restoring power for customers Sunday as Winter Storm Izzy continues through the state. Crews are repairing downed power lines and damaged poles...

A winter storm continues to move through the Carolinas today, cutting power to 67,000 Duke Energy customers so far, with more power outages likely to occur later today and into early Monday....

As impacts from Winter Storm Izzy are being felt across much of north Georgia, Georgia Power has thousands of personnel responding to customers impacted by the severe winter weather ? safely and as quickly as changing weather conditions allow them to...

Duke Energy today said the hazardous wintry precipitation from this weekend's approaching winter storm could cause an estimated 750,000 customers to lose power in North Carolina and South Carolina, based on the storm's current forecasted track, and...

Dominion Energy Virginia crews are prepared for the second storm of the year, which is expected to bring winter weather across the company's service area beginning Sunday. The storm could bring snow, ice, sleet, freezing rain and high winds to parts...

SETTLEMENT A Settlement Agreement has been reached and approved by the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench that settles litigation involving the flooding of Lake Manitoba in 2011 which caused damage to areas surrounding Lake Manitoba...

Today, the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) announced the three finalists for the 2022 National Weatherperson of the Year award, an annual honor recognizing an outstanding weatherperson for leadership in promoting disaster safety...

This week SBP released $450,000 in grant funding as part of their Hurricane Ida SHARE FUND to nine non-profits rebuilding in impacted regions in Southeast Louisiana. "No single nonprofit can serve all the needs after a disaster. SBP works to build...

The wildfire that devastated Lytton on June 30, 2021 is now estimated to have caused $102 million in insured damage, up from the initial estimate of $78 million, according to new figures from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). With...

ENGEO has incorporated the latest innovative set of products, Muscle Wall and SOX Erosion Solutions, into a wide range of expanding environmental challenges such as flooding, sea level rise and post-fire erosion. The most comprehensive geoscience...

Intact Financial Corporation today announced estimated catastrophe losses1 for the fourth quarter of 2021 of approximately $186 million on a pre-tax basis ($0.80 per share after-tax). Approximately 55% of the catastrophe losses were in our Canada...

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the leading global Jewish advocacy organization, is partnering with IsraAID, the Israeli humanitarian relief group, in delivering urgent aid to people in areas of the Philippines devastated by Super Typhoon Rai, known...

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) Good Deeds Foundation, the registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded by ALTA, the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, today announced it was awarding a $10,000...

In an attempt to support Louisville's restoration efforts, and help those impacted by the Marshall Fire, StorQuest is donating $1 from every rental at 28 Colorado facilities to support the Boulder County Community Foundation's Wildfire Fund. The...

Around midnight on the morning of Friday, January 7, Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island erupted without warning. A joint team of conservation scientists ? including Galápagos Conservancy's Conservation Manager Dr. Jorge Carrión and Galápagos National...

RinseKit, the original portable shower company with over 300,000 units sold, announced today that it would attend and present at the Miami 2022 Natural Disaster Expo on February 7th and 8th. The Natural Disaster Expo, which includes the Flood Expo,...

Dominion Energy Virginia has made strong progress restoring power to around 330,000 of the nearly 400,000 customers affected by the damaging winter storm, as of 5p.m. Wednesday. Crews are continuing work overnight to restore customers, with some...

Dominion Energy Virginia crews are safely and quickly restoring power to customers affected by Monday's winter storm, which left pockets of heavy damage and impacted travel across Virginia. Along with a full cohort of Dominion Energy crews, support...

Ball Corporation today announced that The Ball Foundation will donate $1 million and deploy other disaster relief efforts to support communities in Colorado devastated by the recent wildfires. To support victims of the Marshall fire,...

Merlin Law Group will be hosting two more informative town hall events for Louisiana residents affected by Hurricane Ida. Residents can come and ask questions about their claim and hear from experienced property insurance litigation attorneys....

Civitas Resources, Inc. (Civitas, or the Company) today announced a pledge of $1 million to the Community Foundation Boulder County to aid in relief efforts following Wednesday's Marshall Wildfire, the most destructive wildfire disaster in Colorado...

Cajun Navy Ground Force Founder and Executive Director Rob Gaudet recently hosted a new television show. The Earth Stories program, Could Mutant Weather Cause Permanent Flooding? focuses on the massive flooding that occurred in Baton Rouge, LA in...

U-Haul® Company of Northern Colorado has made four stores available to provide 30 days of free self-storage to people impacted by the devastating Marshall Fire in Boulder County....

FAB CBD has donated $15,000 to Charlie Rocket's Dream Machine because they believe in helping out real people with specific needs and dreams. Founder Josh Delaney felt so moved by their mission and having boots on the ground, he matched FAB's...

Nickel production at the Harjavalta smelter has been stopped due to a slag explosion that was the result of a process malfunction in the nickel electric furnace slag tapping system on December 24.  No one was injured as a result of the explosion. The...

Hyundai Motor America and its Kentucky dealers, including Gates Hyundai in Richmond and Swope Hyundai in Elizabethtown, today announced donations of $100,000 to Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland (FAKH) and $50,000 to the American Red Cross to...

Jackery, a global energy leader, the number one producer of portable power, and one of the world's biggest manufacturers of outdoor solar utilities, has donated portable power stations and solar generators to areas, including Mayfield-Graves county,...

WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone , a leading broadband services provider, today announced the company has made a $15,000 donation to the American Red Cross to support its markets' neighboring communities that were affected by recent tornadoes. The money...

To help rebuild the lives of those impacted by the tornadoes that ravaged Western Kentucky on Dec. 10 and 11 (including members of his extended business family), world renowned chef and restaurateur David Burke will orchestrate simultaneous...

New Wine Christian Fellowship - in partnership with the New Orleans Steamship Pilots Association, Mercy Chefs and Marathon Oil - hosted a Christmas Toy Giveaway for Pre-Selected Families Affected by Hurricane Ida 5 pm, Monday, December 20, 2021 at...

Several of the country's leading agricultural cooperatives are mobilizing to provide support to customers, families, team members and communities impacted by the devastating tornadoes and severe weather that swept the South and Midwest on December...

ShelterBox is responding to Super Typhoon Rai which made landfall on Dec. 16th, killing at least 375 people and displacing hundreds of thousands more. ShelterBox is preparing emergency shelter, solar lights, water purification units, and other...

Radians®, a top-tier manufacturer of quality Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), donated nine pallets of safety products to Matthew 25: Ministries (M25M) whose core focus during disasters is to move large amounts of critically needed aid into the...

Stanley Black & Decker announced today that it has donated more than 600 DEWALT and STANLEY hand and power tools to their partner, ToolBank USA, to help support communities in Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee impacted by the recent devastating...

In response to devastating floods and the state of emergency declared in British Columbia, Boston Pizza restaurants in BC are donating $30,000 to the Canadian Red Cross.  29 Boston Pizza locations have joined together to donate, with monies going to...

In response to the catastrophic tornado outbreak that tore through Kentucky, CC Metals & Alloys (CCMA), a Calvert City, KY-based mining and metals company led by Mordechai Korf and Uriel Laber that employs dozens of local Kentucky workers, announced...

PJM Interconnection, the nation's largest power grid operator, is donating $10,000 to the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund. The fund was established by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to provide direct aid to those affected by the tornadoes and...

Eurotech, a trusted and leading enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT) in mission-critical applications, and WaterView, a company specialized in computer vision and AI for meteorology, hydrology, and environmental modeling, have signed a Memorandum...

Leading Canadian environmental consulting, water, and engineering design firm Matrix Solutions has announced a merger with Ontario-based Ecosystem Recovery Inc. (ERI). ERI specializes in helping clients effectively assess, manage, and restore built...

Christian Community Credit Union donated $5,000 to Samaritan's Purse relief effort in response to the devastating tornadoes on December 10-11, 2021 that swept through six states?Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] is committing $1 million to assist with disaster recovery and relief efforts across the Midwest and Southern United States in the aftermath of last week's unprecedented tornado outbreak. "The damage caused by these tornadoes is...

Today, PepsiCo, and its philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, announced a commitment of $300,000 and donations of food and water to provide holistic disaster relief support to those impacted by a massive tornado outbreak across the Midwest and...

WellCare of Kentucky announced today it is assisting local communities impacted by the devastating tornados that swept across Kentucky on Dec. 12....

In response to severe storms and tornado events, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) is expediting access to care for members living in affected counties in Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Tennessee....

Circle Internet Financial, LLC, announces a collaboration with Endaoment to create a disaster relief fund to help the communities impacted by last weekend's deadly tornadoes. The fund will simultaneously be launched to Circle employees and the...

Michael (Mike) Dadson, Ph.D. is a distinguished registered clinical counsellor practicing in Brookswood, Langley, British Columbia. Dadson is concerned by the recently exacerbated trauma and anxiety levels in his community, resulting from November's...

The DENSO North America Foundation (DNAF), DENSO's philanthropic group, is donating $250,000 to support relief efforts after severe storms devastated parts of the South and Midwest last weekend.  ...

As first responders continue search and rescue efforts in the wake of the recent tornadoes that swept across six states in the South and Midwest United States, Purina announced a $25,000 grant to Greater Good Charities to support the organization's...

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today announced it has advanced its Wildfire Prepared Hometm designation program after working closely with stakeholders since plans to establish a standard were first shared in August 2021....