ATLANTA— August 24 marks 20 years since Hurricane Andrew made landfall in South Florida, devastating Homestead, Florida City and parts of Miami. When Andrew struck, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) coordinated across the entire federal government to deploy response assets, move personnel, equipment and supplies. FEMA provided more than $290 million in federal assistance […]
Louisiana – Seven Years After Hurricanes Katrina And Rita
NEW ORLEANS – In support of Louisiana’s recovery from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided approximately $19.1 billion over the past seven years to help communities and families throughout the state rebuild and improve their capabilities to protect against future hazards. “Since 2005, FEMA has remained committed to this state’s […]
Geographic Information System for Disaster Evacuation and Rescue
In recent years, climate change has increased the frequency and range of mass disasters all around the world. According to the related research, disaster prevention and management is very important in reducing diverse natural disasters. Typhoons and rainstorms occur often and cause disasters a lot in Taiwan, which is situated in Circum-Pacific seismic zone. It […]
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MapSAR Website Provides Online Resources to Search and Rescue Personnel
GIS Tools and Virtual Communities Now Available in One Location
Esri Story Map Shows Communities and Populations Most Impacted by Recent Storms
An update from Esri describes their latest efforts to explore and share information about the recent storms that devastated parts of the US
NASA Mapping Smoke in the West – aerosols in the skies above the continental United States
Via NASA Earth Observatory Along the Rocky Mountain range, there has been a dearth of snow cover, insect stress in the forests, and a hot spring that has turned into a hot summer. The result by late June 2012 was a surplus of smoke from many dangerous fires raging across the western United States. The […]
Latest AIDSVu Data Illustrate Impact of HIV by ZIP Code in Major U.S. Cities
New interactive maps from Emory University show where prevention and treatment are needed most, and how HIV overlaps with social factors such as poverty
NOAA predicts a near-normal 2012 Atlantic hurricane season
Anniversary of Hurricane Andrew underscores necessity to prepare every year
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) unveils scale model of Bin Laden hideout
This tidbit comes via the NYdailynews… The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) has revealed the scale model of Osama bin Laden’s compound that was used to plan last year’s raid. US commandos also rehearsed the raid at a full-scale model of the compound. This from the article: The table-top model made its public debut Wednesday […]