Autonomous Drones Developed For Emergency Management

By Editor|2019-06-18T07:45:53+00:00June 18th, 2019|

As technology allows more separation between humans and dangerous situations, the announcement that a European initiative is exploring a fully autonomous drone that can analyze emergency situations should come as welcome news to some. As [...]

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How Technology Impacts On Humanitarian Response

By Editor|2019-06-18T07:44:00+00:00June 18th, 2019|

As the number of people displaced by disaster rises year by year (a staggering 17 million people worldwide in 2018), experts are looking at new ways to deal with the issue, writes Gareth Willmer in [...]

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Resilience Strategy Launches In Toronto

By Editor|2019-06-18T07:40:57+00:00June 18th, 2019|

A recently launched resilience strategy will help Toronto’s vulnerable citizens cope with natural disasters or other unexpected hardship, as reported by The CBC. According to the City of Toronto’s website, the strategy was two years [...]

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School Days: New Team Addresses Disaster Recovery In Schools

By Editor|2019-06-18T07:39:21+00:00June 18th, 2019|

In order to monitor and assist schools across the United States deal with natural disasters, the Department of Education has designated a five-person team to look at these matters full time, according to Education Week. [...]

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Hurricane Preparedness: How Businesses Can Weather The Storm

By Editor|2019-06-18T07:37:49+00:00June 18th, 2019|

With an active past couple of years in terms of storms, hurricane preparedness is top of mind for many businesses, small and large, in affected areas.  Insurance Business America spoke to senior regional technical and [...]

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