News by subject: NAT

What: The Canadian Red Cross will be making an important announcement about its emergency aid response in Mozambique on Tuesday morning. Additional information will be shared through a technical briefing for Canadian Red Cross aid workers. Media are...

The storm that hit Ontario on February 24 and 25, 2019, with damaging wind gusts, freezing rain and blizzard conditions caused over $48 million in insured damage, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ).*...

Edible Arrangements® franchisees across North and South Carolina came together to raise $9,369 benefiting the Foundation For The Carolinas (FFTC) Hurricane Florence Response Fund. A total of 48 stores across the two states participated in the...

Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event regarding flood and storm mitigation for Toronto and York Region with the Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Member of...

Today, at the DRJ2019 Summit, DisasterAWARE Enterprise Corporation announces new high-value features in its DisasterAWARE Enterprisetm risk intelligence platform. New SmartAlerttm technology allows users to specify geographical areas to monitor for...

REBU LIVE, the rebuilding Malibu event, will take place on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019. This event theme was designed by Malibu Local Architect, Douglas W. Burdge to INFORM AND EDUCATE those affected by the recent...

Children will remain the top priority for World Vision in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai which battered Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe a week ago. World Vision continues to rush aid workers into the disaster-ravaged areas to respond to the...

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.  today announced its partnership with The Salvation Army Western Division (Nebraska, western Iowa, and South Dakota) to aid ongoing disaster relief efforts for survivors of the recent severe Midwest storm that brought...

Hundreds of thousands of children urgently need humanitarian assistance after Cyclone Idai caused death and destruction in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. UNICEF Canada is calling on Canadians to make donations to support live-saving work in the...

Samaritan's Purse is sending its specially equipped DC-8 to Mozambique with shelter materials, tarps, and 15 disaster relief specialists?including two Canadians?to provide physical and spiritual aid for survivors of Cyclone Idai. The plane, which is...

As farmers and ranchers in the Midwest deal with the impact of historic flooding, Farm Aid has activated its Family Farm Disaster Fund to provide aid to family farmers in the affected region. "Farm Aid knows farmers and ranchers are being devastated...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest more than $12 million this year to mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality and restore healthy forest ecosystems through 13 targeted projects on both public and private lands, including three in...

Aetna, a CVS Health business, is offering resources to members who have been affected by floods in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Aetna members can refill their...

When an earthquake, flood, or a hurricane strikes, experts urge us to be ready with an emergency supply of drinking water. But how do you store water that will keep for an indeterminate amount of time? With crises, you never truly know when. A...

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company continued its commitment to supporting individuals, communities and our planet in 2018 through providing more than $31 million in funding, Purina pet food and Tidy Cats litter to nonprofit organizations across the...

Today, Sasol committed to donate US$250,000, approximately 15 million meticais, for the relief and support of communities that have been severely affected by tropical Cyclone Idai in Beira and Dondo in Sofala province, as well as other impacted areas...

As a result of the devastating floods in Nebraska and Iowa that have left several dead and hundreds displaced, Morneau Shepell has opened its 24/7 crisis support hotline to offer professional emotional support to anyone affected by this traumatic...

California is subject to a tsunami at any time, whether locally generated (in which we may have only minutes to act) or distant (in which we may have hours to act). A tsunami is a series of waves that may last for hours, even days, and are typically...

New survey data released today as part of the Farmers Insurance® Seasonal Smarts Digest shows nearly half of U.S. residents (44%) have never made a home inventory list, possibly putting themselves at risk of potential stress in the event of a major...

Henry Schein, Inc. reminds its customers in the Midwest that the Henry Schein Disaster Relief Hotline is open for dentists and physicians who may experience operational, logistical, or financial issues as a result of damage caused by the recent...

UNICEF supplies have begun arriving in areas affected by heavy rains and floods in southern Malawi, bringing a measure of relief to families living in evacuation centres. The supplies include thousands of packets of oral rehydration salts,...

Storms affected more Allstate insured homes in Collin County than any other part of Texas over the past ten years. Allstate tallied the top 25 Texas counties affected by severe weather, identifying areas with the highest number of wind-, lightning-...

Water damage and flooding in a space with a wood floor can cause a whole host of problems. We recommend you immediately remove all the excess water you can see, and run fans in your space to remove as much moisture as possible. Following the initial...

Valmont Industries, Inc. - This past week, many eastern Nebraska and western Iowa communities were directly impacted by significant flooding of local rivers and waterways.   On Friday morning, March 15, flood waters...

After a year of record-setting weather events ? from tornadoes and flooding to ice storms and hurricanes ? the Duke Energy Foundation today announced $1 million in funding to help North Carolina communities increase their resiliency to these major...

U-Haul Company of Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents who have been impacted by flooding in the region. Steady rains and warming...

Eight U-Haul® self-storage facilities across Nebraska and Iowa are offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents who were impacted by severe storms that hit the area on Wednesday. Flooding...

Disaster resilience and recovery nonprofit SBP is launching a new initiative in four at-risk communities to educate businesses and employees about the risks of flooding and provide actionable steps to ensure they are adequately protected against...

To celebrate the can-do spirit of its employees, Waffle House® Restaurants has launched an online video series titled "Scattered, Smothered and Recovered." The four-part series will highlight employees who overcame many...

The City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department, along with data science firm Civis Analytics, today released a report detailing the Harvey Data Project, a new, data-based approach for a smarter, more accurate and equitable disaster...

Singlewire Software, a leading mass notification service provider, announces a new integration between its InformaCast Fusion software and Microsoft Teams. Teams users can initiate an InformaCast alert from Teams that is broadcast through Microsoft...

Fifty-six U-Haul® self-storage facilities across six U-Haul companies are extending 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents of Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex who were impacted by the powerful storms that hit the area early...

Now more than ever, communities need help adapting to the frequent and intensifying weather events caused by climate change. Reducing the impact of natural disasters such as flooding is critical to keeping Canadian families safe, protecting local...

The Hiller Companies, Inc., a century-old fire protection and life safety provider based in Mobile, Alabama, now consults, installs, and trains users on NOTIFIER's Bi-Directional Amplifiers (BDA). Designed and customized to meet all public safety...

Now more than ever, communities need help adapting to the frequent and intensifying weather events caused by climate change. Reducing the impact of natural disasters such as flooding is critical to keeping Canadian families safe, protecting local...

Neptune Flood, the first all-digital, online flood insurance company is now offering policies to residents of Missouri, Colorado, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and Indiana ? accelerating their rapid expansion and bringing the total...

Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event regarding flood hazard mitigation with the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development; and Her Worship Rebecca Alty, Mayor of Yellowknife.   Date:...

Perfect Home Services, a leading Chicagoland heating, cooling and plumbing company with a 4.7-star Google rating, is providing tips to Chicago-area homeowners on how to protect their homes from flood damage as part of the National Weather Service in...

Today, IEM?a tech-enabled global homeland security and disaster management consulting firm?announced the addition of Pamela Hughes Patenaude as Senior Community Liaison, where she will serve as a senior advisor for the company's housing and disaster...

During wildfires, as many as 90% of homes and buildings damaged or destroyed were first ignited by embers or other fires set by embers, and not the main wildland fire front. Yet many home and business owners do not take practical, affordable steps to...

Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event regarding flood hazard mitigation with the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development; and Her Worship Rebecca Alty, Mayor of Yellowknife.   Date:...

alliantgroup is proud to announce sponsorship of a $10,000 grant to Bellaire High School for a post-Hurricane Harvey water quality study. Bellaire High School teachers Jane Baker, Stephanie Clayton and Hillary Schulze, and student teacher Sara Ross,...

Now more than ever, communities need help adapting to the frequent and intensifying weather events caused by climate change. Reducing the impact of natural disasters such as flooding is critical to keeping Canadian families safe, protecting local...

South Florida public adjuster Robert Cote will host an online, live Facebook video Q&A session with the public on Sunday March 10, 2019 at 2 pm Easter Time. Mr. Cote, owner of Fort Lauderdale-based Property Loss Consultants says he gets questions...

TV Asahi Corporation launched "REC from 3/11 - Overcoming Japan's Biggest Quake," a website that connects news footage related to the great earthquake and tsunami of 2011 to locations on Google Maps. Since the fateful day of the disaster on March 11,...

REBU LIVE, the rebuilding Malibu event, to take place on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019. Event from 11 AM to 3 PM at The Trancas Country Market, 30745 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA 90265.Free Admission. Free Parking. General Public...

A small crowd of SBP staff, AmeriCorps members, Puerto Rico Central Office of Recovery and Reconstruction's Omar J. Marrero, Esq and volunteers from global pharmaceutical company Mylan gathered in a quiet backyard in Villa Palmeras to celebrate the...

ClimaCell, a weather technology company, announced today, March 7th 2019, the deployment of new global flood prediction models and global flooding hazard alerts.   ClimaCell's proprietary meteorological model leverages a...

A group of 33 property owners on the Dan River in Rockingham County today agreed to settle a lawsuit with Duke Energy for damages they suffered from one of the worst environmental disasters in North Carolina history. The settlement was announced by...

Speedcast International Limited , the world's most trusted provider of remote communication and IT solutions, today announced that it will donate funds to support Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), the world's first emergency technology non-governmental...