CoSSaR
Disaster Management
Probabilistic Tornado Warnings
Current operational tornado warnings are dichotomous and assume an even distribution of risk inside the warning area. However, not every location inside a warning area has an equivalent level of risk. Probabilistic tornado warnings have the potential to better convey the differential risk that people face from a specific tornado threat based on where they...
Cascadia Rising, Information Sharing and Interoperability
Cascadia Rising was a multi-State effort involving agencies across federal, state, local, tribal, international and private sectors in a set of exercises centering around a 9.0 subduction zone earthquake and subsequent 100-foot tsunami. The main exercise, led by the Washington State Emergency Management Division, took place over four days (June 7, 2016 through June 10,...