The Earl-y Bird Catches the Worm

Please take steps to prepare for Hurricane Earl and the rest of hurricane season.

What’s in an Earl?

We know lots of Earls but right now our main concern is Hurricane Earl. Are you prepared?

What We’re Reading

What’s your favorite link today?

Notes from the Field: 1st Day in Pakistan

Christophe Lobry-Boulanger from the American Red Cross has been deployed to work on the floods in Pakistan and is posting at the New York Chapter’s blog.

Hurricane Earl

Earl is currently located east of Puerto Rico, heading west-northwest at 15 mph

Danielle May Cause High Surf and Rip Currents

Despite being hundreds of miles from shore, Hurricane Danielle will bring high surf and dangerous rip tides along the east coast.

Bringing Help, Bringing Hope

Our President and CEO Gail McGovern and the Business Roundtable’s Michael T. Dan co-authored a Huffington Post article to mark the 5th anniversary since Hurricane Katrina and to explain how corporations and nonprofits partner together for preparedness.

Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up

Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling of the larger and/or more intriguing aspects of our global work… PAKISTAN: As flood waters continue to wreak havoc on communities across Pakistan, the American [...]

What We’re Reading

From WWI era photographs to cutting edge SMS alert projects; from fire tornadoes to Swedish folk music, here’s what we’re checking out online today.

How did Katrina affect you?

We know this storm changed many of your lives, so we’d like to simply invite you to share your Hurricane Katrina story in the comments.