Climate. Weather Extremes. Short Term Winter Forecast
Renny Vandewege GM of climate and weather at DTN, has two decades of meteorological experience, educating business leaders on weather-induced disasters. DTN has an Operational Decisioning Platform tha...
23 Dec 202546min
Disaster Costs Will Put State Budgets at Risk
The Trump Administration has been making statements since January 2025 that they, meaning both the President and the Secretary of Homeland Security, want to shift disaster costs, beginning with disast...
9 Dec 202547min
Seismic Retrofitting of Buildings
It has been decades since the last significant earthquake in the United States. Yet, there are earthquake risks across the USA. In this podcast we learn about how homeowners and businesses can take pr...
20 Nov 202552min
Better Coordination between Government and Nonprofits
Nonprofits play a critical role in responding to and recovering from disasters. Today we will hear from one of those and then we will also have a discussion about how government and nonprofits can ach...
14 Nov 202539min
Turmoil in the Media
We are at a point in time where the media universe is in complete turmoil. Legacy media like radio and television is fading, while social media in all its forms is ascendant. News and commentary are b...
6 Nov 202548min
An Innovative Risk Management and Insurance Strategy
In recent years the U.S. has seen an increase in hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding –causing record levels of destruction and damage. Despite these concerning trends,traditional insurance can fall sh...
22 Okt 202545min
Emergency Management's Role in Civil Defense with Michael Prasad
The profession of emergency management has been in flux since its inception.Currently the Trump Administration is looking how to organize the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) to fit with the ...
15 Okt 202551min
Using Aerial Tech for Estimating Damages
The first challenge that faces emergency managers, all types of government jurisdictions and the private sector is figuring out where disasters have caused damages and what the extent of those damages...
21 Aug 202548min
