N.J. Sends 45-Member Team to Help With Idalia Rescues
(TNS) - New Jersey sent 45 members of the state’s search and rescue squad to South Carolina as Hurricane Idalia strengthened along the Gulf Coast.New...
State of Emergency Declared in Florida for Idalia
(TNS) - A state of emergency has been declared in 46 Florida’s 67 counties as Hurricane Idalia tracks towards the Florida coast.Idalia is expected to make...
Hurricane Dalia Likely to Deliver Tropical-Storm-Force Winds
(TNS) - Tropical-storm-force winds are likely to deal some damage in Orange County, beginning around midnight Tuesday through midday Wednesday, Mayor Jerry Demings said.As Hurricane...
Hilary Wasn’t Unprecedented but Warnings Saved Lives
(TNS) - As Hurricane Hilary barreled toward Southern California last week, the storm made international news as forecasters warned of the possibility for life-threatening and...
Will AI Give California the Upper Hand in Its Wildfire Fight?
(TNS) — Just before 3 a.m. one night this month, Scott Slumpff was awakened by the ding of a text message."An ALERTCalifornia anomaly has been...
Mobile Tool Helps Firefighters Ensure Their Gear Stays Safe
Fighting fires has always been a dangerous profession, but the nature of the danger has changed over the decades.Fires today burn materials with more petroleum...
Drones Can Be Even More Effective for Search and Rescue
Disaster preparedness is a major concern for authorities at all levels of government, as well as for a large number of private organizations. In 2020,...
Will California’s Solutions to Climate Change Be Enough?
(TNS) - In the opening chapter of " The Ministry for the Future," science-fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson details a calamitous heat wave that kills...
Why Won’t Biden Declare a Climate Emergency?
(TNS) - President Biden's recent claim that he has "practically" declared a climate emergency has renewed calls for him to actually do so.And he should.Since...
NWS Got ‘Hurricane Capable’ in SoCal Just in Time
What’s amazing about the recent hurricane in Southern California is that it was the first time the area had a tropical system hit since 1939....