Natural disasters are often unexpected and can cause considerable damage to properties. Recent wildfires have highlighted the importance of disaster preparedness both personally and professionally.

Disasters know no boundary lines. Floods, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, drought, conflict — they happen anywhere and everywhere on our planet. It’s why the University of Delaware’s ...

Having long, medium and short term goals can help ease your mind. By Erik Vance Every year, it feels like the Earth is becoming a scarier place. Floods, fires and hurricanes are becoming more powerful ...

A good disaster recovery plan comes from a combination of planning, documentation, testing and optimizing to remove any snags and expedite recovery. With all these factors at play, one size does not ...

Thousands of Southern Californians were displaced after wildfires ripped through their neighborhoods, destroying their homes and entire communities. As families and business owners scramble to take ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tor Constantino is an ex-reporter, turned AI consultant & tech writer. A sign is posted warning of earthquake damage to the road ...

Lucy Easthope is a professional emergency planner. She helps governments and businesses prepare for the worst. In the age of the permacrisis, it’s a growing profession. “We’re having a little bit of a ...

September marks National Preparedness Month — a reminder to everyone to prepare for disasters and emergencies to keep each other, our families and communities safe. Extreme weather events can be ...

Palmetto Bluff resident Dr. Jerry Mothershead’s military career included the Challenger investigation, post-9/11 emergency planning and disaster preparedness overseas ...

IT assets and physical infrastructure are high priority for disaster recovery planning, which should address an all-important source of critical business data: payroll. Keeping employee payments ...