“The FBI’s Crime Data Explorer (CDE) aims to provide transparency, create easier access, and expand awareness of criminal, and noncriminal, law enforcement data sharing; improve accountability for law enforcement; and provide a foundation to help shape public policy in support of a safer nation. Use the CDE to discover data through visualizations, downloads in .csv… Continue Reading
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New Interagency US Sea Level Change Website Helps Communities Face Sea Level Rise
U.S. Global Change Research Program: “For the first time, the public has access to a whole-of-government, comprehensive online resource all about sea level rise: SeaLevel.GlobalChange.gov. On behalf of the U.S. Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change, today the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) officially released the new site. SeaLevel.GlobalChange.gov pairs a dynamic delivery… Continue Reading
How to Sign Up for Local Emergency Alerts Before Natural Disasters Strike
Via LLRX – How to Sign Up for Local Emergency Alerts Before Natural Disasters Strike – Natural disasters have affected nearly 90 percent of U.S. counties since 2013, and while many households know about preparing emergency kits, a recent FEMA survey found a large drop in how many people are signed up to receive emergency… Continue Reading
The National Archives: a small agency with a big responsibility safeguarding American and world history
CBS 60 Minutes: “The National Archives has been in the news lately, not so much for what is in its collection, but for what was missing. After former President Donald Trump and then-Vice President Biden held on to records when they left office that should have been sent to the Archives… we wanted to know… Continue Reading
How to Register to Vote Online in Every State
Gizmodo: “Election Day is November 5 and the deadline to register to vote is coming up inmany states across the U.S. The vast majority of states let you register online, but voting rules in this country vary by location in a way that can sometimes be confusing. That’s why it’s so important to check that… Continue Reading
Redesigned NOAA Library website rolled out
NOAA Library offers access to over 9,000 journals, a combined 120,000 ebooks from Overdrive, ProQuest’s Ebook Central and Wiley Online Library, and 36 different databases. Watch the video and learn how to navigate Primo and find these resources. Continue Reading
U.S. Landslide Inventory and Susceptibility Map
“Landslides are a damaging, disruptive, and potentially deadly geologic hazard. While landslides occur in every U.S. State, their impacts are often a localized and episodic phenomenon, plus landslide types and triggering mechanisms vary widely across the country. Looking at past incidents help us to understand and prepare for landslides, but information about historic landslide events… Continue Reading
FHFA Releases Mortgage Loan and Natural Disaster Dashboard
“The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released an online risk analysis tool [and a FAQ] that provides geographic estimates for physical risks from various types of natural disasters as well as nationwide data on housing and the mortgage market. The tool — known as the Mortgage Loan and Natural Disaster Dashboard — is intended to give… Continue Reading
Social Security Administration Digitizes or Removes Signature Requirements for Many Forms
Move eases burden on millions of customers: “Today, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced progress this year to reduce customer burden by transitioning wet (physical) signature requirements to digital signatures for over 30 forms as well as removing the signature requirements altogether for 13 forms. These actions simplify application processes for people, including removing a… Continue Reading
Update to U.S. precipitation frequency standards now accounts for climate trends
“A key scientific NOAA resource on extreme precipitation that is widely used by floodplain managers, city planners, civil engineers, developers and communities across the nation will soon include climate trend data. NOAA’s Precipitation Frequency Atlas of the United States (Atlas) provides the statistical likelihood of an extreme precipitation event at a particular location in any… Continue Reading
Americans’ Experiences With Local Crime News
“This is the third report in a series focused on local news. Read our first report, “Americans’ Changing Relationship With Local News,” and our second report, “How Americans Get Local Political News.” Crime has long been a major area of focus in local news coverage. In fact, more Americans get news and information about crime than… Continue Reading
Email Unsubscribe Services Don’t Really Work
The Wirecutter Follow This (Free) Advice Instead: “Achieving inbox zero may feel unattainable. Nowadays, you need an email address for everything from opening a bank account to getting your dog’s nails trimmed, and maintaining an empty inbox can feel like a Sisyphean task. Once you hand over your email address, companies often use it as… Continue Reading
