From the WashPost: A tornado and flood are coming your way: Take cover or move higher? Researchers say individuals should respond to the hazard most pressing at the time and prepare to move locations if necessary.
Earthquakes: Opportunities Exist to Further Assess Risk, Build Resilience, and Communicate Research.https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-105016?utm_campaign=usgao_email&utm_content=daybook&utm_medium=email&utm
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program helps U.S. communities strengthen their earthquake resilience. For example, the program educates the public on earthquake risks and helps communities update building codes and improve design and construction practices.
The program has started assessing progress, for example, by tracking building code adoption in 22,000 jurisdictions. But we found that a national assessment hasn’t been done. Such an assessment could help the program more strategically address inconsistencies in how states, localities, territories, and tribes mitigate earthquake risks.
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From Issues.org: Rethinking Infrastructure in an Era of Unprecedented Weather Events. A more integrated and systemic approach is needed to ensure the nation’s resilience in the face of a changing climate.
GAO’s Oversight of the Pandemic Response. In March 2020, Congress passed the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, a multi-trillion dollar stimulus bill, to respond to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. The CARES Act also includes a provision for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to regularly report on the pandemic response by the federal government. To date, GAO has released 10 oversight reports as a part of this provision.
Their latest report, COVID-19: Current and Future Federal Preparedness Requires Fixes to Improve Health Data and Address Improper Payments, details 15 new recommendations to federal agencies as GAO continues “to monitor and oversee the federal government’s efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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From HSNews: Hurricanes and Other Tropical Cyclones Linked to Rise in U.S. Deaths from Several Major Causes. New study reveals potential hidden deadly cost of climate-related disasters: Injuries, infections, diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and neuropsychiatric disorders.
From the NYPost: More women are leading emergency responses but FEMA says industry diversity has ‘a long way to go’
Statistics from DataUSA.gov show only about 11.7% of emergency management directors are persons of color. More than 62% of emergency management directors are male, and 71% are white.
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