Disaster Center

Enhancing preparedness, communication, recovery, and resilience in children, families, and communities affected by disasters and community crises

[The New York Times @nytimes]

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.
https://t.co/CDRTNBYNlb

[Disaster Center @DCC_Center]

Onetime capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom reduced to ash and rubble by deadly wildfire https://t.co/ZoSWwmg4Eq via @nbcnews

[Kalee Kreider @kaleekreider]

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

[Reuters @Reuters]

'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 https://t.co/pIBjXxQYyb

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

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. https://t.co/cu1qnGyV4U

[Disaster Center @DCC_Center]

An earthquake could hit Missouri at any time: Here's what to know. https://t.co/THWiVDZivg

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

"The situation is unbearably disastrous."

Rescuers denounce aid ‘failure’ in Syria’s devastated northwest https://t.co/AQnFdhL7EL

[Missouri State Emergency Management Agency @MoSEMA_]

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.

[Brian Houston @jbrianhouston]

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.

[The Guardian @guardian]

Spate of natural disasters takes a toll on Australians’ mental health, survey finds https://t.co/AJJ28iM4ah

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

California residents examine the destruction from a series of atmospheric river storms https://t.co/1b21eGnOrF

[Denice W. Ross @DeniceRoss46]

📢 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! 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ https://t.co/gCv9OdsLtD

[Disaster Center @DCC_Center]

Buffalo blizzard fuels racial and class divides in polarized city. https://t.co/kdllv3kAkr

[Mimi Perreault, PhD ☮️ @Mediatingmimi]

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 https://t.co/I0ZYTKczrN

[Reuters @Reuters]

Emergency workers in Kansas are working through the weekend to clean up the largest U.S. crude oil spill in nearly a decade https://t.co/aoLhp8xHdi

[Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D @RVAwonk]

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.
https://t.co/jl5CPCGFcF

[The New York Times @nytimes]

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. https://t.co/KWODZhFwiX

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

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.”https://t.co/mk7R5SUBCE

[Disaster Center @DCC_Center]

America has an earthquake early-warning system now — on your phone https://t.co/njYP2Ld1xU

[Reuters @Reuters]

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 https://t.co/ZBB3cKhxO5