The American Red Cross has launched its official Hurricane App, putting lifesaving information right in the hands of people who live in or who visit hurricane prone areas. This free app is the second in a series to be created by the American Red Cross, the nation’s leader in emergency more »
Hurricane Sandy is currently churning out in the Atlantic 335 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. The latest forecasts have the storm moving parallel to the East Coast through the weekend and potentially making landfall somewhere between Virginia and Maine early Monday afternoon. Adding to the possible danger more »
The Great Nevada Shakeout is preparing for its largest event in its three-year history. Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 10:18 a.m. is the world’s largest public earthquake drill with nearly 18 million people participating globally. More than a half a million Nevadans are registered to participate in the annual statewide more »
Held on the third Thursday of October each year, and this year falling on Oct. 18, the Great California ShakeOut is the largest preparedness event in U.S. history. It encourages and reminds everyone that as Californians who live in a place where earthquakes are an inevitable part of California’s future, more »
Its shake, rattle and drill time again. Great Shakeout for South Carolina, the national earthquake drill, takes place Oct. 18.
Drop. Cover. Hold On. Did you know to do that during the earthquake? If not or if you just need a refresher, Emergency Management officials urge you to take part in the Great American Shakeout on October 18, 2012. Why should you drop, cover, and hold on? ShakeOut.org said more »
The Great New Zealand Shakeout is scheduled for 9.26am on September 26, 2012. Some New Zealanders will choose – and some will have the choice made for them by mothers, teachers or bosses – to take part in a nationwide earthquake drill. The “Shakeout”, as it’s called, is more »
Are you ready for a hurricane? Many people thought a hurricane like Katrina would never really happen. If you had to evacuate, where would your family go? What would you take with you? The time to decide and the time to prepare is now, not when the order is given. Watch this video on Hurricane Survival by the National Weather Service.
The Great ShakeOut began in Southern California in 2008 and has since spread to other states and other countries. Each drill is coordinated by regional organizations, which work together by sharing resources, best practices, and more. If you would like to participate but are not in one of these more »
Join thousands of people who will Drop, Cover, and Hold On on October 18th, 2012 for the Great SouthEast Shakeout earthquake drill.
On Saturday, June 9th, the City of Houston will co-host the annual National Weather Service Hurricane Workshop at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Downtown Houston. This family event is full of fun, games and important information on how you can be better prepared for hurricane season. Families more »
This week is the first ever National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. In partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Severe Weather Preparedness Week was developed to help all Americans know their risk during severe weather. The Be a Force of Nature campaign more »
Today marks the start of the first ever National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently partnered to designate April 22-28, 2012, as National Severe Weather Preparedness Week, and is calling upon all Americans, in every area of the more »
The first-ever National Severe Weather Preparedness Week begins today and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have partnered together to raise awareness and save lives. Last year during this week, storms raked the central and southern United States, spawning more than 300 more »
Stocking up on flashlights, batteries and other items to get ready for hurricane season this summer? You might want to wait for May 26 and 27, when the state of Louisiana will hold its annual sales tax holiday for hurricane preparedness items. That weekend, Louisiana residents won't have to pay the more »
Stocking up on flashlights, batteries and other items to get ready for hurricane season? You might want to wait and buy between May 25 through May 31, 2012, when the state of Virginia will host the annual sales tax holiday for hurricane and emergency preparedness items. That week, Virginia will not more »
May 26 and 27, 2012 is Louisiana’s Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax holiday. Louisiana residents can purchase hurricane-preparedness items or supplies tax-free up to $1,500.00.
Given a legitimate need to protect Earth from the most intense forms of space weather – great bursts of electromagnetic energy and particles that can sometimes stream from the sun – some people worry that a gigantic "killer solar flare" could hurl enough energy to destroy Earth. Citing the more »
Thick dust clouds block our night-time view of the Milky Way, creating what is sometimes called the Dark Rift. The fact that — from the viewpoint of Earth — the sun aligns with these clouds, or the galactic center, near the winter solstice is no cause for concern. Credit: more »
Supernova 1987A was the closest exploding star seen in modern times. It occurred in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy that orbits our own Milky Way. Images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope were combined to make this composite of the blast's expanding debris. Credit: NASA / ESA more »