A magnitude 9.0 earthquake has just occurred off the BC coast. A massive tsunami races towards land at the speed of a commercial jet. Preparedness Now simula...

March 9, 2012 Defenders of current U.S. drug policy, advocates for reform and academic researchers discuss the effects of and alternatives to the United Stat...

Gísli gives us insight into the reality of the humanitarian aid worker, which is often enveloped in an aura of nobility.
Gísli Rafn Ólafsson officially became a disaster geek over a decade ago, when he joined his two passions in life, information technology and disaster response. Today he helps responders get access to the internet in the most challenging locations of all, disaster zones. When not traveling the world responding to disasters, he enjoys spending time with his wife, five kids, and grandson.
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Watch a Better Shelter be assembled in less than 5 minutes - no additional tools required! Our mission is to develop and provide temporary shelters for the m...

In the ongoing debate about globalization, what's been missing is the voices of workers -- the millions of people who migrate to factories in China and other...

Betty Palmer is the Executive Director of the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. On Febrary 23, 2013, TEDxColbyCollege will explore new ideas through the lens of fa...

The deadly coronavius is now present in every single region of China.

As fears mount that more countries will be affected, Britain says residents returning to the UK will be quarantined on the Wirral near Liverpool for 14 days.

With our current renewable energy policy, the U.S. risks losing its competitive edge in the green economy. Applied Materials President and CEO Michael Splinter asserts that doing nothing is neither a strategy, nor a policy and he will discuss innovative solutions to create new green-collar jobs and re-establish the U.S. as a technology leader.