Disaster Center

Breaking News: Hawaii’s governor called the fires “likely the largest natural disaster” in state history. At least 53 died, and the toll is expected to rise. Follow our live coverage here. nyti.ms/3qjlTkd

Onetime capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom reduced to ash and rubble by deadly wildfire nbcnews.com/news/asian-ame… via @nbcnews

Flood insurance costs soar in S. Florida @MiamiHerald reports. New rates to double, even triple. @fema changed the way it calculates flood insurance prices. Instead of using old flood zone maps, it’s now basing prices on a property’s distance from the ocean, rainfall levels and cost to rebuild a home

'I can't get it out of my head': Residents of Mississippi recount the devastating tornado that ripped through the state, killing at least 25 people reut.rs/3z6id66

Exclusive: In the wake of Hurricane Ian, regional insurance companies have limited payouts to policyholders by altering the work of adjusters that assess damaged homes, The Post found. As a result, homeowners are left footing much of the bill for repairs. wapo.st/3ZGDgrl

An earthquake could hit Missouri at any time: Here's what to know. columbiamissourian.com/news/state_new…

"The situation is unbearably disastrous." Rescuers denounce aid ‘failure’ in Syria’s devastated northwest aje.io/f3hpm5

Earthquakes occur with no warning, which is why it's so important to prepare! Take some time this Earthquake Awareness Month to learn more and make a plan.

We've been trying to collect data on earthquake perceptions in SE Missouri for *years*. Finally able to make it happen thanks to a great collaboration with MO Department of Commerce and Insurance and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Spate of natural disasters takes a toll on Australians’ mental health, survey finds #Echobox=1674082189" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/australia-news…

California residents examine the destruction from a series of atmospheric river storms wapo.st/3iuclyK

📢 Today the U.S. Chief Statistician issued Recommendations on the Best Practices for the Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data on Federal Statistical Surveys. ⬆️ quality, ⬆️ consistency, ⬆️ availability of SOGI statistics! 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…

Buffalo blizzard fuels racial and class divides in polarized city. washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/1…

Analytics is not everything, but I was honored to see this piece with on Social Media and Disasters written with @DCC_Center colleagues reach more than 750 citations this year pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25243593/

Emergency workers in Kansas are working through the weekend to clean up the largest U.S. crude oil spill in nearly a decade reut.rs/3Fp1hdU

I spoke to @TIME about how Twitter became such a vital part of our emergency comms infrastructure — serving as a hub for witness reports, real-time updates, news-gathering, & more — and why losing such a lifeline would be so disastrous and likely deadly. time.com/6233609/uva-sh…

The deadly shooting on Saturday at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, brought terror to a place that was, for many visitors, a refuge. nyti.ms/3Xktj1Y

BREAKING: A shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs killed five people and wounded 18 others overnight. Police are describing it as a “hate attack.”washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11…

America has an earthquake early-warning system now — on your phone ow.ly/5X4R50LCPRY

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – At least 149 people, mostly teenagers and young adults in their 20s, were killed in South Korea when a crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley in a night-life area of Seoul reut.rs/3Fts5uV