NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Several of the NNTSP partners are combining efforts for a response to Hurricane Sandy. Aidmatrix is taking needs from NNTSP members and publishing them, as well as partner NNTSP video blogs and other accounts, on government and industry portals that use Aidmatrix’s technology to publish real-time relief data.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Restaurants affected by Hurricane Ida in August and the ongoing California wildfires are eligible to apply, the company said. The company is involved in two lawsuits against New York City that involve laws attempting to regulate how delivery companies work with restaurants there.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

Thanks to the urban heat island effect, cities will be especially hot. Farther north, New York City will get eight heat waves per year, some lasting as long as two weeks. For context, in the early 2000s New York averaged less than one heat wave annually. Indeed, we already have. degrees Fahrenheit.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 19, 2025

The rampaging insect menaces Americas Arctic military outposts , part of a critical line of national defense , before heading south and meeting its end in New York City. Planning for the future, the Navy incorporates scientists projections of sea level rise and increasing hurricane strength to design more resilient facilities.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Its especially critical that infrastructure can handle more extreme weather due to climate change, said Olson, noting hurricanes that devastated the East Coast and parts of Appalachia last year. The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided $550 billion in new infrastructure investments, but is set to expire in 2026.

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