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Arcata City Councilmembers urge resilience, sustainable energy
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (398+ words) I n Valley West/North Arcata, community resilience is often built quietly, through everyday relationships, shared spaces and networks that help people stay connected and supported. One example of this ongoing work is the CUNA Resilience Hub. CUNA, Comunidad Unida…...
No Wrong Door: Integrated Resilience Office Focuses on Access, Connection, and Resilience
20+ hour, 48+ min ago (418+ words) Resilience is defined as the capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties. At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, resilience is a key line of effort in building a ready and resilient force and installation. One way the installation supports that…...
Enduring Practicality Is Our Hallmark
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (219+ words) By Joseph Borg, Chairman, CANEGROWERS Mackay The recent cyber-attack on Mackay Sugar was a serious and unexpected disruption to one of our region's most important industries. For over two weeks, the incident affected milling operations, cane supply and payment systems,…...
$400 K effort looks for answers to Wayne County flooding
13+ hour, 41+ min ago (469+ words) Wayne County, W. Va. " A new flood mitigation study in Wayne County is taking aim at a problem residents in Dunlow have lived with for generations: water that rises fast, blocks roads and repeatedly threatens homes along Twelvepole Creek. "We're looking…...
National resilience strategy: Government to issue crisis guide and introduce infrastructure bonus
21+ hour, 18+ min ago (230+ words) RTL Today The Luxembourg government has unveiled plans to issue a practical crisis guide and introduce a "resilience bonus" for public infrastructure, following a survey that identified cyberattacks and flooding as the most feared disaster risks among residents According to…...
Antique PDRRMC Tackles Disaster Readiness, ASF Prevention
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (228+ words) The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) discussed disaster preparedness, African Swine Fever (ASF) prevention, and key activities for National Disaster Resilience Month during its second quarter meeting. The meeting, held at the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction…...
"She's one of us": Faith, resilience and recovery
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (633+ words) When Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica in November 2025, bringing widespread destruction across the island, it was more than an international news story for the Revd Canon Janet Binns. Born in Jamaica, with family still living there, Janet spent anxious days waiting…...
Building Their Legacies
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (682+ words) Editor's Note: The information below was provided by families and foundations of the flood victims and has been edited for style and length. The Park Cities lost six little girls last year in the catastrophic July 4 flooding at Camp Mystic....
Arab States strengthen regional cooperation on urban resilience and risk-informed development
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (337+ words) As the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR convenes partners and coordinates activities to create safer, more resilient communities. UNDRR works globally towards the prevention of new, and the reduction of existing disaster risk. UNDRR helps decision makers across…...
Enhancing effectiveness of disaster prevention and response
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (687+ words) In the context of increasingly complicated and unpredictable climate change, natural disasters are becoming one of the major challenges to the country's economic development. Therefore, it is necessary to improve mechanisms and policies, enhance the effectiveness of disaster prevention and…...