In emergency situations, establishing reliable comms can be vital for saving lives--but often established grids are taken out by the disaster itself. Enter AT&T's portable cell phone tower.READ»
ShelterBox is sending kits to Japan to help with relief efforts. Take a look at what is included, and find out more about the conundrum of packing emergency kits for disasters. READ»
Indonesians, who were the victims of earthquakes, a tsunami, and volcanic eruptions last month, are finding help from an unlikely source: Twitter.READ»
Oil spills. Terrorist attacks. Pandemic influenza.
Hurricanes. Each of these events can disrupt your business significantly. It is
therefore important to develop what a 2009 report from the IBM Business Values
Institute calls ...READ»
On April 22, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico, spewing hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil a day into the water. Here's a visual timeline of the spill's effects.READ»
It seems slightly counterintuitive: a tsunami generator that protects cities from future tsunamis. But that's exactly what the wave-generating machine located at University College London supposedly does. The machine, developed with ...READ»
While cable and telephone networks are busy renewing their national U.S. cable grids with fabby new tech, the government is being left behind...but not for long: The FCC wants a $16 billion national network for emergency service ...READ»
An aid worker from the European Commission holds a PDF printout from OpenStreetMaps.
The humanitarian relief effort underway in Haiti is proving the true potential of open source map building. Don't take my word for it, follow the ...READ»
In terms of information and awareness, the earthquake in Haiti is "the most immediate disaster we've ever had," says Marguerite Madden, a geography professor at University of Georgia. Here's a look at how innovation has driven the relief effort.READ»
It's hurricane season, and that means freakish weather even thousands of miles from the eye of a storm. Trace back the ripple effects of hurricanes, and you'll find a lot more than just rainy days. Just a few degrees away from Katrina ...READ»
