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CNBC is a provider of business news and provides real-time financial market coverage and business information to approximately 385 million homes worldwide, including 95 million households in the United States and Canada, and 400 million in China.

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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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6 May 2019

USA: Millions of homes are underinsured against natural disasters as construction costs keep rising

Extreme weather, from floods to wildfires to high-category hurricanes, is causing ever more damage to neighborhoods. Now, new research shows that much of the nation’s housing stock may not be sufficiently insured against these disasters.

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19 November 2018

California's next governor hopes to get the jump on fires by expanding the state's high-tech early warning camera system

Gavin Newsom, California's governor-elect, has developed a high-tech wildfire plan that is getting more attention as the state faces longer fire seasons. Newsom's plan involves installing 600 early warning cameras to quickly spot blazes and prevent them from spreading.

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21 September 2017

How researchers map the routes that save lives when disasters loom

Evacuation modelling is a kind of scientific research used when cities and other entities prepare for a disaster evacuation. Simulations are run based on different kinds of data and maps, from which a time estimation for the evacuation process can be made. While unique environments present challenges to modelling, technological advances have improved the field.