Disaster Preparedness Courses and Certifications

Explore disaster management essentials for water and wastewater operators, covering NIMS, ICS, emergency preparedness, mutual aid agreements, and resiliency measures to maintain continuity of operations. TCEQ-approved for 2 credit hours.

• TEEX
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Extreme Hurricanes: Challenges and Recovery in Puerto Rico and Beyond

Experts discuss Puerto Rico's recovery from Hurricane Maria, addressing challenges in power restoration, healthcare, and disaster preparedness. Lessons learned inform future hurricane resilience strategies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Predicting and Adapting to Increased Hurricane Risk

Explore the latest research on tropical cyclones, their increasing destructiveness, and strategies for mitigating risks associated with these powerful natural phenomena.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

TED

How to Survive a Nuclear Attack

Explore practical strategies for surviving nuclear attacks and learn about historical countermeasures from a disaster-medicine expert's perspective.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Aspen Institute

No Room for Error - Advising the President on Homeland Security and Counterterrorism

3 ratings

Explore the challenges of homeland security and counterterrorism with Thomas Bossert, discussing strategies, risks, and the high-stakes nature of protecting national security in a post-9/11 world.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

The Apocalypse and How to Avoid It

Experts discuss potential apocalyptic scenarios and strategies to prevent global catastrophes, exploring topics like pandemics, space debris, and technological risks to ensure humanity's long-term survival.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Aspen Institute

Preparing for the Next Disaster - A Look Ahead with FEMA

1 rating

Explore FEMA's role in disaster relief and recovery, challenges faced, and future preparedness strategies with insights from the agency's leader on recent catastrophic events.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Astronomy and Modern Society

Explore the critical role of solar flare research in disaster prevention and its impact on modern society with astrophysicist Daisaku Nogami.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

USENIX

Cross Continent Infrastructure Scaling at Instagram

Explore Instagram's global infrastructure scaling challenges and solutions, focusing on cross-continent deployment, latency issues, and strategies for managing stateful services.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

USENIX

What Breaks Our Systems - A Taxonomy of Black Swans

Explore categories of unforeseen, catastrophic system failures and strategies to fortify against them, including capacity testing, incident management, and communication.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Open Source Project for Earthquake Warning Systems

Explore OpenEEW, an open-source project for building earthquake early-warning systems, founded by Grillo in partnership with IBM and the Linux Foundation to save lives through timely alerts.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

TED

Mobile Devices and Life-Saving Technology

Discover how mobile devices can be life-saving tools in this engaging talk by technology expert David Pogue, exploring innovative applications and potential future developments.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

What to Do in an Emergency

Learn essential strategies for emergency preparedness and response from a seasoned theatrical professional. Gain valuable insights on staying calm and making quick decisions in critical situations.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A Message That Spreads Like Wildfire

Innovative solution for offline communication during fire evacuations, enhancing safety for residents and first responders. Explores the importance of effective crisis communication when power is unavailable.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Survival Hacking Your Way Out of Armageddon

Learn essential survival skills and hacking techniques to navigate extreme scenarios and increase your chances of survival in challenging situations.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk