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National Public Health Week takes place from April 4-10, 2011.  This year’s theme is “Safety is NO Accident: Live Injury Free.” Safety from weather events is central to keeping people well.  A 2009 NOAA study found that floods, extreme heat and rip currents are leading causes of weather-related fatalities. Common causes of weather-related injuries are [...]

February 21-27 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Oklahoma.  This is a great time to make sure you and your family are prepared for the kinds of severe weather experienced in Oklahoma, including tornadoes, flash floods and thunderstorms. Viewer Tip: Consider building or updating your family emergency preparedness kit this week.  Having supplies set aside will help ensure you [...]

February 21-27 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Louisiana.  This is a great time to make sure you and your family are prepared for the kinds of severe weather experienced in Louisiana, including flash floods, thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes. Viewer Tip: Consider building or updating your family emergency preparedness kit this week.  Having supplies set aside will help ensure [...]

February 22-26 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Arkansas.  This is a great time to make sure you and your family are prepared for the kinds of severe weather experienced in Arkansas, including flash floods, thunderstorms and tornadoes. Viewer Tip: Consider building or updating your family emergency preparedness kit this week.  Having supplies set aside [...]

February 22-26 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Arizona.  This is a great time to make sure you and your family are prepared for the kinds of severe weather experienced in Arizona, including flash floods, thunderstorms and damaging winds. Viewer Tip: Consider building or updating your family emergency preparedness kit this week.  Having supplies set [...]

February 22-26 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama.  This is a great time to make sure you and your family are prepared for the kinds of severe weather experienced in Alabama, including flash floods, thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes. Viewer Tip: Consider building or updating your family emergency preparedness kit this week.  Having supplies set [...]

February 21-27 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Texas.  This is a great time to make sure you and your family are prepared for the kinds of severe weather experienced in Texas, including flash floods, thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes. Viewer Tip: Consider building or updating your family emergency preparedness kit this week.  Having supplies set aside will help ensure [...]

One of the keys to staying safe at the beach is being prepared.  Rip currents are the biggest surf zone hazard for people who visit the beach, and more people are killed by rip currents than by tornadoes or lightning each year.  Rip currents can pull you away from shore quickly, and although they are [...]

Since 1989, an average of 19 people have died as a result of rip currents in Florida each year.  This means that on average, rip currents result in more deaths than thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and tropical storms combined! Viewer Tip: Rip currents can pull you away from shore quickly and without warning.  Always check the [...]

Did you know that the prevalence and severity of rip currents is greatest in California?  This is likely due to the regular and strong surf conditions at California beaches.  When waves in some locations break strongly, and others break weakly, fast-moving rip currents can form. Viewer Tip: Rip currents can pull you away from shore [...]

Each year, rip currents account for more than 80 percent of rescues at by lifeguards at beaches, and more than 100 deaths due to rip currents occur at U.S. beaches each year.  Rip currents are the leading hazard for beachgoers, and are particularly dangerous for weak swimmers and individuals who do not know how to [...]