Thomson Reuters Foundation today announces the launch of a pioneering, first-of-its-kind service - The Emergency Information Service (EIS). Developed to respond to major natural disasters around the ...

Disaster Relief Information & Resources January 9, 2012 / 12:00 PM EST / CBS New York Superstorm Sandy caused widespread destruction and devastation across the Tri-State.

One area of disaster planning too often minimized or overlooked is financial data. "Saving and protecting your financial information can take some time," says Jessi Dolmage, spokesperson for TaxACT.

When you think about our public information messaging, it would be typical for emergency managers to focus on the disaster warning aspect of the hazard that is looming. A recent study of Florida ...

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. is entering another dangerous season with a weakened national emergency response system, and without strong communication, trust will collapse and ...

Nearly half of all respondents, 47.4%, were aware of Disaster Prevention Day. But 74.3% said they had never participated in local disaster response drills.

Health information exchanges. HIEs have offered one solution to the above problem, helping to fill in gaps in information during previous natural disasters, such as during Hurricane Florence last ...

Scammers may try to take advantage of people who are trying to recover after natural disasters to steal personal info such as social security numbers.

Scammers may try to take advantage of people who are trying to recover after natural disasters to steal personal info such as social security numbers.