News by subject: NAT

In response to the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria, Pinnacle Housing Group has led a coalition of nonprofit agencies and artists to raise awareness and funds through public art, resulting in a new and iconic mural in the City...

The deadly Northern California wildfires last October made national headlines after several dozen people lost their lives and thousands of homes and buildings burned to the ground. The fires were some of the most destructive the state has ever seen....

As Hurricane Harvey began to slow down on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, Brian Carey and his wife gathered clothes, blankets, pillows, toiletries and pet kennels to take to the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston where around 10,000...

Optimum Seismic, Southern California's leading earthquake retrofit company, today announced the official release of its new industry newsletter, "Seismic Waves." The monthly publication features the latest news and information associated with...

Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, today launches the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during January...

The School District of Osceola County and Live Music Tutor Inc. announce the launch of an initiative that will help the students displaced from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. While local and state government in Florida continue to help those...

Today, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women and Member of Parliament for Peterborough?Kawartha, on behalf of  the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced $46,000 over 18 months to the province of Ontario...

? Wildfires threaten $1.5 trillion worth of homes in the United States, representing a disproportionately large portion--7.7 percent--of U.S. housing value, according to Redfin, (www.redfin.com), the next-generation real estate brokerage. The...

This January marked the launch of the 7th annual Global Spark!Lab Dr. InBae Yoon Invent It Challenge ? coinciding with the month's Kid Inventors' Day, which celebrates the important role children play in sparking innovation worldwide. ...

World's Best Cat Littertm is supporting animal shelters affected by recent natural disasters with donations that will go toward rebuilding and repairing their facilities, as well as supporting influxes of new cats. The company has provided a monetary...

Four months after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria touched ground, the communities in their wake are still recovering. Among them, many people with cancer are facing the daily challenges of their diagnosis and treatment, even as they attempt...

Today, Trae Tha Truth, his partner DJ Mr. Rogers, and The Relief Gang received some deserved extra assistance today in the sum of $20k. Colin Kapernick is on his mission to give away 1 million dollars; organizations identified making real change in...

Trae, his partner DJ Mr. Rogers, and The Relief Gang team partnered with Josh Hansen of MotoCross, Livin100 and Nut Up Industries to take 60 families affected by the damage of last year's devastating hurricane to Saturday's Supercross Event. During...

Duke Energy Florida today announced that customers will directly benefit from the new federal tax law and avoid a rate increase for power restoration costs associated with the company's response to last September's Hurricane Irma....

Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, today launches its Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2017 Annual Report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during 2017 to...

Continuity Logic today announced they were selected as a finalist for the 2018 Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International Awards of Excellence in the Products/Service Provider category for the third consecutive year. The Awards of Excellence...

Paul Ryan Windows looks towards the future and what positive changes 2018 will bring as they continue to help rebuild a post-Harvey Houston.      "The community showed great resilience during and after the storm," said...

Tahoe Resources Inc. ("Tahoe" or the "Company") would like to clarify highly inaccurate reports this morning regarding its Shahuindo mine in Peru.  Central Peru is experiencing exceptionally heavy rains causing wide-spread flooding and mudslides...

After wildfires and mudslides ravaged California, many companion cats and community cats have been displaced from their homes and remain in peril. Some are injured, others are too skittish to come out of hiding, and many have disappeared amid the...

Holyfield is teaming up with AriseBank, the first decentralized cryptocurrency bank and blockchain development company Cryptonomex, to raise money for disaster preparedness. Using BitShares, one of the most advanced blockchain platforms in the world,...

ofo, the world's leading station-free bike-sharing company, and the JJ Barea Foundation, Dallas Mavericks player JJ Barea's organization that offers economic assistance to non-profit entities in Puerto Rico, today announced a partnership in support...

The nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) is calling for presentations for the 2018 National Disaster Resilience Conference: Science, Policy, and Practice (NDRC). The NDRC is the premier leadership conference on disaster resilience and...

Oregon's 2017 fire season will be remembered as one of the worst on record, with large blazes such as the Chetco Bar fire requiring huge expenses to suppress. But there's more to the story than the millions of dollars spent fighting this...

Successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the JPSS-1 satellite is joining the NOAA/NASA...

The Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® will add railcars to each of its 10 daily trains serving Santa Barbara County starting today, providing more than 2,000 additional seats to help accommodate increased travel demand due to the continued closure of...

In response to the destructive flooding and loss of life following the Thomas Fire, United Way of Santa Barbara County and United Way of Ventura County have reestablished their support effort as the United Way Thomas Fire and Flood Fund. The local...

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has presented Dominion Energy with the association's "Emergency Assistance Award" for its outstanding work assisting customers impacted by Hurricane Irma. In September 2017, Dominion Energy mobilized and sent more...

For the 12th consecutive year, FirstEnergy Corp. has earned recognition for its emergency response efforts from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a leading electric industry organization.    FirstEnergy was honored...

OppenheimerFunds employees supported the local community in Dallas this week during the firm's Distribution Symposium, a semi-annual conference for more than 250 members of the firm's Distribution team. Attendees helped with hurricane relief and math...

Woolpert will provide technical engineering and architecture resources under a five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Technical Assistance Contract (PA TAC) IV, which has a...

AeroNet, one of Puerto Rico's leading service providers, was using Siklu's MultiHaultm, a point-to-multipoint 60GHz radio, to deliver business broadband in Old San Juan before two back-to-back hurricanes devastated the island. The storms wiped out...

Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for user behavior analysis and risk mitigation in hybrid environments, today announced that it supports UNISEF USA's "Hurricane Harvey: Help Children Weather the Storm" initiative. The project...

The Adelson Family Foundation presented a ceremonial cheque for more than US$1.9 million (approximately MOP 15.4 million) Tuesday to the University of Saint Joseph to assist its recovery efforts after Typhoon Hato and subsequent storms caused major...

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced 140 additional company lineworkers and support staff deployed to Puerto Rico to help restore power to areas impacted by Hurricane Maria's landfall. Hundreds of thousands of people remain without...

Today's snowstorm forced the cancellation of all scheduled blood and platelet donation activity at New York Blood Center (NYBC). This has created an emergency need for PLATELETS, the component of blood that is responsible for blood clotting. Since...

CNA today announced its Catastrophe Operations Center in Colorado is fully operational and ready to assist customers with claims related to the powerful winter storm bringing extreme cold temperatures, freezing rain, sleet, snow and potential...

As many still deal with hardships caused by the wildfires in British Columbia (B.C.) this past summer, the Government of Canada remains committed to support the recovery of the people of B.C. The Government of Canada is providing an advance payment...

After spending more than three months in St. Croix, the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) has concluded its disaster relief efforts to help displaced animals following Hurricane Maria. At the request of FEMA and the...

The Knights of Columbus applauds the government decision that churches and other houses of worship are now eligible to receive disaster relief funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The decision, which overturned a...