The benchmark price for a barrel of crude oil in the U.S. fell to negative $37.63: “We’re in a deflationary moment that surpasses anything seen in most people’s lifetimes.”
U.S. businesses did not plan for the current economic shutdown. As a result, many of them are on the verge of bankruptcy.
In this podcast, Dr. Kevin Kupietz talks about being deployed to evacuate cruise ships as a member of the National Disaster Medical System. Learn how the COVID-19 outbreak has forced emergency managers to be adaptable, flexible and creative; the importance of all-hazards training; the value of diversity among emergency management professionals; and the need for more volunteers during this uncertain time.
One of the positive aspects of the catastrophic coronavirus pandemic is that some police departments are seeing their crime calls dramatically decrease.
The Hendra virus is a rare zoonosis that causes a severe, frequently fatal infection in horses and is occasionally passed on to humans.
In a little more than a decade, esports, in its current live streaming format, has quickly become a global phenomenon.
NYC coronavirus update: “Far more people have died in New York City, on a per-capita basis, than in Italy, the European country with the most deaths.”
By Erik Kleinsmith
There are many predictive models being featured on the news and circulating through social media that show the spread and impact of COVID-19. But are these models accurate? Here are four tips to help evaluate the accuracy of predictive models.