Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ideally, you’d have weeks or days to prepare for an extreme weather. But the reality is, especially with floods, wildfires, and ...

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Director of Lexington Emergency Management talk about what you need to be prepared in case of an emergency or natural disaster. Kentucky Edition is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

As the tragedy of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami continues to unfold, foreign media have inevitably begun to ask, What are the lessons for disaster preparedness at home? A clear caveat to this ...

Forecasters within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict this summer’s hurricane season, which started June 1, will be “above average” in terms of activity. NOAA’s ...

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In May, 2009, the world awoke to the news that a 'swine flu' pandemic was emerging. As the number of suspected and confirmed cases of the flu increased, so too did governments' and people's levels of ...