Lucy Easthope is a professional emergency planner. She helps governments and businesses prepare for the worst. In the age of the permacrisis, it’s a growing profession. “We’re having a little bit of a ...

Natural disasters are often unexpected and can cause considerable damage to properties. Recent wildfires have highlighted the importance of disaster preparedness both personally and professionally.

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina invaded the Gulf Coast, with New Orleans at the center of the storm. Not long after, the city was 80% underwater. There was a mandatory evacuation, and everyone - ...

Insurance professionals are among the few people who understand how devastating a natural disaster can be. It’s simply a matter of course in the industry. Insurance professionals have frequent, ...

Disasters that severely impact business operations can come in many shapes and sizes. Events like fires, floods, snowstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes can bring companies to a screeching halt by ...

Hurricanes are dangerous, destructive, and deadly, even if you don’t live near coastal areas. We’ve seen year after year, just how much hurricanes can devastate, all the way from the coast to the ...

Jonathan Eaton has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the UBC Public Scholars Initiative. He is a member of UBC’s Disaster Resilience Research ...