Volunteers with Operation BBQ Relief are preparing home-cooked meals to deliver to victims of Hurricane Laura in Louisiana. The group’s founder estimated they will make as many as 20,000 barbecue meals a day. Hurricane Laura was the strongest hurricane to hit Louisiana since 1865, and could cause up to $US12 […]
The Daily Beast has identified Sergey Brin as the sole donor to a secretive disaster-response charity called GSD. GSD sends its staff, many of whom are ex-military, to disaster areas around the world on a super-yacht called “Dragonfly.” It now says it is helping with COVID-19 testing in California. Visit […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting small businesses especially hard as customers practice social distancing, states enact forced closures, and events get cancelled. More than 99% of all businesses are small businesses, and natural disasters cause 40% of small businesses to fail. Now that the $US349 billion stimulus aid for small […]
Cruise lines that operate in the Caribbean are using their ships to help the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and Bahamas Paradise are sending ships to the islands filled with food and supplies, and in some cases are bringing over volunteers as well. The hurricane […]
President Donald Trump on Monday mistakenly said in a now-deleted tweet that a bill, which is headed to his desk for him to sign, was scheduled to be voted in the Senate. The $US19.1 billion disaster aid package was approved by the House in a 354-58 vote on Monday. Senate […]
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump went to Alabama on Friday to survey the damage caused by devastating tornadoes that tore through the state over the weekend and killed 23 people. Trump’s visit to Alabama comes after a controversial tweet he wrote pledging to give the state “A […]
Hurricane Florence is still sweeping the Carolinas, with the storm now headed toward Virginia on its way to the Atlantic. Rescue teams are continuing their efforts by assisting with evacuations and searching for missing persons. Thus far, a reported 17 people have died due to the storm, and millions more […]
Recent emergencies in the Asia Pacific show countries respond to disasters in line with their existing political alliances. This pattern is called “disaster diplomacy,” according to an expert who spoke with Business Insider. Disaster diplomacy was evident after Taiwan’s earthquake and during the Maldives’ state of emergency, as leaders made […]
Multiple hurricanes and wildfires made 2017 the most expensive year on record for disasters in the US. 4.7 million Americans filed for disaster aid through FEMA, but about 200,000 applications are suspected to be fraudulent. The massive Equifax data breach may be partly to blame for the uptick in fraudulent […]
Multiple wildfires continue to burn throughout Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Diego counties in Southern California. The largest blaze – known as the Thomas Fire – began last week in Ventura County and burned more than 200,000 acres. Santa Ana winds have pushed the Thomas Fire into Santa Barbara County, […]
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