Disaster Declaration History
This simple, interactive map tracks presidential disaster declarations across the United States by county, stretching back to 1964. Color-coded by the number of declarations made, the map overview makes it easy to get a birds-eye view the most disaster prone areas. Click on a county and get the full hazards scoop, including how many declarations made at a county level and into which category they fall.
Field Guide: Working with U.S. Faith Communities During Crises, Disasters, and Public Health Emergencies
When disaster strikes, faith communities can be valuable partners in response and recovery, but confusion about faith, how organizations operate, and even what words to use can stand in the way of effective partnerships with public agencies. This field guide discusses why building those partnerships before a disaster are essential to neighborhood resilience and provides guidance and best practices for creating lasting collaborations.
Drought in the United States: Causes and Current Understanding
The slowly encroaching impacts of drought make it one of the most easily ignored hazards, but recently widespread drought has left the United States no choice but to sit up and take notice. This Congressional Research Service report looks at how droughts are classified, what causes them, and how they’re connected to climate change. Recent droughts and forecasts are also examined.
Defining Critical Issues Survey Results
In November, the Critical Issues Program of the American Geosciences Institute asked hundreds of geoscientists and decision makers to identify what they felt were critical issues—a term they let the survey takers define. This report is the result of that survey. Among the top three issues identified in the survey were climate change, water and energy, and population growth. Other issues mentioned with economics, natural hazards, and agriculture.
FireScience Online
Those considering a career in fire fighting, emergency medicine, or related fields will want to take a gander at this website devoted to disaster professions. The site has compiled a large amount of what you need to know, including details on education programs, industry resources, and career overviews and outlooks. The information is organized in a variety of ways, so you can look for programs by state, profession, degree level and a number of other ways.