Vermont Chief Information Officer Denise Reilly-Hughes recalled how scrambling to restore services during last year's floods prepared her for an emergency this year.
The Iowa Department of Public Health's move to a cloud platform made it easier to get information to officials responding to disasters like recent flooding.
The gift card schemes are very low-tech, but they take advantage of people's sympathies after a deadly natural disaster, an email security consultant says.
Wireless trade organization CTIA has released a set of best practices to help cities and internet service providers preserve and repair wireless infrastructure during natural disasters.