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Dorchester County residents encouraged to take ‘Hazard Mitigation Plan’ survey

Dorchester County residents are encouraged to share input on the county’s hazard mitigation plan. It comes as the Dorchester ...
Construction Enquirer

Sellafield awards £4.6bn hazard reduction mega-framework

Sellafield Ltd has named its line-up for a colossal £4.6bn framework aimed at tackling the UK’s most hazardous nuclear ...
Los Angeles Times

Do you live in a wildfire hazard zone? Here’s what that means

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians into its Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The zones, referenced in over 100 sections of code and regulation, are tied to home hardening, defensible space ...
Yahoo

Disasters don’t disappear when the storm ends – cascading hazards, from landslides to floods, are upending risk models

The Carter Lodge hangs precariously over the flood-scoured bank of the Broad River in Chimney Rock Village, N.C., on May 13, 2025, eight months after Hurricane Helene. AP Photo/Allen G. Breed ...
interest.co.nz

Flood risk: Minister focused on designing rates capping system that’s ‘flexible where it needs to be’

As flood risk increases, Local Government Minister Simon Watts says he’s focused on designing a rates capping system that ...
Business Wire

Siemens Adds Natural Hazard Risk Mitigation Feature to its Digital Business Optimizer (DBO™) Tool

ISELIN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens continues to expand the capabilities of its free web-based Digital Business Optimizer (DBO™) platform with the launch of the new natural hazard risk mitigation ...
Capital Press

State finalizes fire hazard maps, prepares rules for high-risk property owners

Sam Drevo walks by the burned foundation of his mother’s home in Gates, Ore., following the 2020 Labor Day fires. Oregon fire experts have finalized their redo of state maps of wildfire hazard areas, ...