HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Hurricane season is one month away. It starts June 1, and forecasters have predicted above-average activity. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Long before the winds and the rain and the flooding, there was ...

Editor’s Note: Former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Pete Gaynor also served as former acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. He currently serves as vice ...

Information from several sources, including data from previous hazards, is needed to predict future events. This information can assist in the development of appropriate mitigation measures.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -With recovery efforts underway, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery, DAR, unit is ready to lend a helping hand. DAR agents help conduct ...

Tracy Kijewski-Correa, professor of engineering and global affairs and the William J. Pulte Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the ...

Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a deep learning model for rapid building damage assessment after floods using satellite imagery. This research establishes the first systematic ...

Pat O'Neil, a 30-year American Red Cross veteran, responded to Hurricane Katrina's devastation in 2005. O'Neil's primary role was disaster assessment, evaluating the damage to homes in affected areas.