VisionLink

APRIL 15, 2014

Geospatial mapping is an increasingly hot topic in large-scale natural disasters, including Hurricane Sandy and the Oklahoma Tornadoes. As technology continues to advance, data mapping is moving from being a powerful tool for specific cases to being a new norm in all disaster relief. Read the full Mapping Disasters to learn more!

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 5, 2025

Because the cuts were tied to federal employees with probationary status, the impact was haphazard and largely without regard to their specific job functions. In Miami, multiple hurricane researchers were let go. The whole reason I decided to work for the weather service was to maximize my impact on the world, said Tarasiewicz.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) also plays a significant role by helping cities and states rebuild after hurricanes, wildfires, and other climate impacts. Rebuild by Design began as a HUD-launched design competition in 2013 to respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Meanwhile, 99.5%

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 20, 2025

Those are extremely helpful when youre approaching a tornado threat, a snow storm, winter storm, flood, hurricane, he said. 300 employees may not sound like much but when combined with regular planned retirements, this attrition is a major impact all at once, Tom Fahy, the unions legislative director, said via email.

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