A top FEMA official has history of violent rhetoric and said he once teleported to Waffle House

As millions of Americans braced for a series of brutal storms this winter, the senior official in charge of the federal government’s disaster response had been on the job only a few weeks — and had ...

Mullin presents a different vision for FEMA, sparking cautious hope

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security presented a softer approach on federal emergency ...
Homeland Security Today

From Deficits to Strengths: Rethinking Emergency Management: Part I

Emergency management has long centered on four essential pillars: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.
The Scotsman

Edinburgh business owners say plans for short-term lets above pub will 'spell disaster' for traders

Business owners in Leith have blasted plans to convert offices into short-term holiday lets and said it will ‘spell disaster’ for traders. Members of the Shore Business Collective, a group of ...
AOL

Maura Higgins in Denim Y/Project Micro Shorts Is So Cowboy Core

Maura Higgins channelled her inner cowboy in a pair of Y/Project micro shorts and a black cowboy hat. The “Love Island USA” star took to her official Instagram page to share snaps of herself posing in ...
The Conversation

Satellite imaging is now vital for disaster management. But there are dangerous gaps in our systems

Anna Marie Brennan was a Borrin Foundation Women Leader in Law Fellow in 2024 and 2025. The extreme weather events and resulting destruction that have hit New Zealand this summer are not only signs of ...
Reuters

US orders restrictions on new FEMA disaster deployments during DHS shutdown

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to suspend the deployment of hundreds of aid workers to ...
The Hill

Key FEMA official says it’s too easy to get major disaster funding

A key official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicated Wednesday that he believes the nation’s threshold for the declaration of major disasters is too low as various changes loom ...
Mongabay

Banks decline to finance LNG project in Papua New Guinea

A total of Twenty-nine international banks and export credit agencies have ruled out financing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea, citing climate, environmental and human rights ...
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Avoiding a near disaster #shorts

This is pretty much my constant fear when walking around. Am I going to hit anyone and if I do, whose fault is it? #shorts Got Questions? I’ve got answers: How do I respond to comments? Why does it ...
The Nation Newspaper

Tinubu calls for coordinated global action on climate-induced mobility

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for stronger international cooperation and people-centred policies to address the rising challenge of climate-induced mobility, describing climate change as one ...
iaea.org

New IAEA Research Project to Enhance Disaster Management with AI-Augmented Non-Destructive Testing

A new IAEA research project will investigate how artificial intelligence can be used to strengthen non-destructive testing techniques used in disaster response. The project aims to enable faster, ...