Disaster Preparedness Courses and Certifications

So, You Want to Compute Post-Apocalypse - Preparing Technology for Survival

Explore post-apocalyptic computing strategies, from protecting electronics to utilizing ham radio and packet data transmission, ensuring technological resilience in extreme scenarios.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

University of Pittsburgh

Disaster Preparedness

14 reviews

Comprehensive guide to disaster preparedness, covering personal planning, safety, attitudes, and survival skills. Equips learners with practical strategies for various emergency scenarios and emphasizes the importance of mental readiness.

• Coursera
• 14 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Predicting and Adapting to Increased Hurricane Risk

Explore the latest research on tropical cyclones, their increasing destructiveness, and strategies for mitigating risks associated with these powerful natural phenomena.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Extreme Hurricanes: Challenges and Recovery in Puerto Rico and Beyond

Experts discuss Puerto Rico's recovery from Hurricane Maria, addressing challenges in power restoration, healthcare, and disaster preparedness. Lessons learned inform future hurricane resilience strategies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Humanitarian Logistics

31 ratings at edX

Learn how humanitarian logistics delivers essential goods and services to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity.

• edX
• 9 weeks, 4-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Personal Emergency Planning (Coronavirus - COVID-19 Edition)

1504 ratings at Udemy

Learn how to prepare for and respond to all the different kinds of emergencies that could befall you including COVID-19.

• Udemy
• 8 hours 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

SUNY Empire Microcredential

Leadership for Public Health Crises

Develop leadership skills for managing public health emergencies, focusing on communication, collaboration, planning, and data analysis across multiple sectors and organizations.

• Coursera
• 13 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Basic Survival Skills : Live The Survivalist Lifestyle

67 ratings at Udemy

Basic Survival Skills & Preparedness at times of Disaster, be prepared and protect those you love the most. Survival tip

• Udemy
• 4-5 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

The End of the World - Exploring Apocalyptic Scenarios

Explore apocalyptic scenarios and their implications with experts Annalee Newitz, Armin Ellis, and Lauren Oliver in this thought-provoking panel discussion.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Open Source Project for Earthquake Warning Systems

Explore OpenEEW, an open-source project for building earthquake early-warning systems, founded by Grillo in partnership with IBM and the Linux Foundation to save lives through timely alerts.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

RSA Conference

How to Prepare Infrastructure for a War and Enable a Company's Security

Learn strategies for preparing infrastructure and ensuring business continuity during crises, drawing from MacPaw's experience operating in Kyiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

TED

How to Survive a Nuclear Attack

Explore practical strategies for surviving nuclear attacks and learn about historical countermeasures from a disaster-medicine expert's perspective.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

USENIX

What Breaks Our Systems - A Taxonomy of Black Swans

Explore categories of unforeseen, catastrophic system failures and strategies to fortify against them, including capacity testing, incident management, and communication.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute TESI

Ocean Expert Exchange - Hurricanes

Meteorologist Joe Merchant explains hurricane formation, lifecycle, strength, and impact on Florida, offering practical advice for preparedness and safety during these powerful storms.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Security BSides London

This Is How The World Ends - Not With A Bang, But With A FUD

Explore apocalyptic scenarios driven by Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD), examining potential threats from ecological attacks to nuclear facilities and future infrastructure.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk