Americans have been sending garbage to landfills for almost 100 years. Since the first one opened in Fresno, California in 1937, today the U.S. hauls about 268 million tons of trash to thousands of ...

How safety and health professionals can scope out the big picture of workplace hazards and assess their risks through Visual Literacy practices. Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You are a safety and ...

The agency's fire map looks at areas under state responsibility – which does not include federal land like the Mendocino National Forest and Lassen National Forest. The Bay Area is under both state ...

Holger Robert Maier receives funding from the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. Graeme Riddell receives funding from the Bushfire & Natural Hazard CRC. Hedwig van Delden receives funding from the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Preparing for natural disasters is what many of us do in the Bay Area. Now, state geologists say a once-in-a-lifetime tsunami could inundate more of the Bay Area than first ...

People would be more likely to act if they feel threatened by a hazard, rather than a disaster, concludes a new study from New Zealand Having surveyed 604 people in Wellington, New Zealand, the team ...

SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, known as Cal Fire, released its new fire hazard maps on Monday, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas have the highest ...

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