Disaster Preparedness Courses and Certifications

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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• Free Video

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
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

AGU

Communicating Geohazard Risk Assessments

Experts discuss operational earthquake forecasting, responsibility for earthquake-related suffering, and geohazard risk communication strategies, drawing insights from L'Aquila and other case studies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Defeating Earthquakes - Global Earthquake Model and Risk Mitigation

Exploring earthquake risk awareness, global impact, and mitigation strategies through the Global Earthquake Model initiative to reduce casualties and improve urban resilience worldwide.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Society's Growing Vulnerability to Natural Hazards and Implications for Geophysics Research

Explore natural hazards' impact on society, geophysics research implications, and strategies for addressing vulnerabilities through case studies and scientific advancements.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The End of the World - Exploring Apocalyptic Scenarios

Explore apocalyptic scenarios and their implications with experts Annalee Newitz, Armin Ellis, and Lauren Oliver in this thought-provoking panel discussion.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NDC Conferences

Embrace Chaos to Achieve Stability

Explore chaos engineering principles to enhance system resilience. Learn how to prepare for unexpected scenarios and test your infrastructure's ability to withstand disruptions, ensuring stability in critical situations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Doomsday Preppers APT Edition

Explore advanced persistent threat (APT) defense strategies and prepare for cyber doomsday scenarios with expert insights on fortifying digital infrastructure.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

RSA Conference

How to Prepare Infrastructure for a War and Enable a Company's Security

Learn strategies for preparing infrastructure and ensuring business continuity during crises, drawing from MacPaw's experience operating in Kyiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AAAS Annual Meeting

Urban Resilience and Emergency Response - The Climate Change Perspective

Explore urban resilience and emergency response strategies in the face of climate change, focusing on innovative approaches to enhance city preparedness and adaptability.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Implementing AGU's "Science for Solutions" to Address Societal Problems

Exploring strategies to apply scientific discoveries to societal challenges, focusing on collaboration with stakeholders and increasing diversity in geosciences for effective problem-solving.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video