Aug 23, 2021

Climate Change and Cyclones

A nightmare scenario for the coasts “We can’t pretend or rely on our past experiences,” Sanchez said. “We have to recognize that each disaster is different. And if it’s telling us it’s going to be catastrophic, if it’s telling us it’s going to be like something we’ve never faced before, we need to take it at its word and act accordingly.” Rapidly-intensifying cyclones have likely become more common, a 'nightmare scenario' for the coasts It's a nightmare scenario that keeps forecasters up at night: A tropical cyclone strengthens quickly over a 24-hour…www.houstonchronicle.com

Climate Change

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Climate Change and Cyclones

A nightmare scenario for the coasts

“We can’t pretend or rely on our past experiences,” Sanchez said. “We have to recognize that each disaster is different. And if it’s telling us it’s going to be catastrophic, if it’s telling us it’s going to be like something we’ve never faced before, we need to take it at its word and act accordingly.”

Rapidly-intensifying cyclones have likely become more common, a 'nightmare scenario' for the coasts

It's a nightmare scenario that keeps forecasters up at night: A tropical cyclone strengthens quickly over a 24-hour…

www.houstonchronicle.com

Dec 29, 2020

All disasters are local, except when they’re not: It’s time for a national response to our national emergency

Note: This article was written in collaboration with Kelly R McKinney, AVP, Emergency Management + Enterprise Resilience at NYU Langone Health in New York City and Mark Annas, Emergency Management Coordinator of Riverside California. Originally published in the Resilience Post. “The thing we need to get people to understand is…

Emergency Management

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All disasters are local, except when they’re not: It’s time for a national response to our…

Nov 18, 2020

Together: Moving WEA Forward a Tenth of a Mile at a Time

Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) have come along way. Established in 2008 by the Warning, Alert and Response Network Act, WEA became operational in 2012. …

Emergency Response

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Together: Moving WEA Forward a Tenth of a Mile at a Time

Jun 26, 2020

Houston’s Blinking Red Light

The Second Half of 2020 The blinking red light The alarm is sounding. We usually hear its screeching high pitched sound and it captures our attention. The blinking red light puts us on high alert. But that’s not the case right now. The alarm is now just a constant humming…

Coronavirus

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Jun 23, 2020

Webinar: COVID-19 Hurricane Planning Implications

Hosted by Tetra Tech “It sounds like a daunting challenge but the one piece of advice I consistently give my colleagues across the country is to cover as much turf as you can. Identify what your priority areas are and focus on those.” WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlJh2gIOyaM&feature=youtu.be In this 30-minute webinar, Tetra…

Hurricane

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Apr 28, 2020

Sawubona

I See You: An Open Letter from Emergency Managers to Those We Serve Sawubona: the beautiful African greeting that literally means, “I see you, you are important to me and I value you.” It is the most common greeting of the Zulu tribe. In context it can also mean, “We…

Emergency Management

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Apr 10, 2020

Good, Good Friday

Our faith based partnerships as we enter a holy season Today marks our 40th consecutive day of the activation in our Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Harris County’s response to COVID-19. This is now our longest running activation, longer than Harvey. …

Covid 19

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Apr 4, 2020

The County Judge & COVID

Why is there a “judge” leading the novel coronavirus response in Texas counties?

Emergency Management

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Apr 3, 2020

COVID19: Masks, Religious Services and More

An update from Harris County and what we are doing to keep the team healthy and safe VIDEO: Harris County emergency leaders give update on local COVID-19 response The Harris County Office of Emergency Management is opening up about its operations in the midst of coronavirus. Here's…abc13.com

Public Health

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COVID19: Masks, Religious Services and More

Apr 1, 2020

A Come As You Are Party

How the coronavirus response began and how we can win it Disaster responses, much like wars, are “Come as You Are” parties. Their premise is simple. You get a phone call. The phone actually rings, so by today’s social standard you know it is already something out of the ordinary…

Covid 19

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