The ministry also supports R&D on technologies for disaster management, as well as promoting the use of technology in planning for affected areas. Another tactic is preparing communities by ...

Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.

With the objective of evaluating the preparedness for swift and effective relief and rescue operations during industrial and chemical disasters, a successful mock drill was conducted in the districts ...

One of the most promising aspects of AI in wildfire management is its capacity to detect complex, nonlinear relationships across massive, multidimensional datasets. Traditional fire prediction models ...

Over 250 gram panchayats in Palghar district of Maharashtra have been equipped with specially-designed disaster response kits provided by the State Disaster Management Authority for use during ...

Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) has continued to support the development and use of innovation to enable the nation to deal with disasters."Our ministry plays a key role in utilising ...

The CSIR is dedicated to promoting industrial development and fostering a capable state through innovative solutions.

A law enforcement agency's 9-1-1 dispatchers are often the first point of contact in emergencies, and the tech they use is ...

At a time when critical funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed ... no longer fully reimburse the state for funding used to support the recovery from Hurricane Helene.

IIT Madras researchers have developed UbiqMap, a real-time indoor mapping technology using radio frequency signals. This portable system, designed for disaster response, creates accurate floor plans ...

A Times analysis found that the median age of those killed in the Eaton fire was 77, and at least a third of them suffered ...