As if Hurricane Irene weren’t bad enough, here comes Hurricane Sandy to do its worst, a no-one’s-exaggerating historic 450-mile storm-of-the-century howler, already wreaking havoc on East Coasters ...

Google.org’s Crisis Response team has updated its crisis map to follow Hurricane Sandy in real-time, in an effort to help folks prepare for the the forthcoming storm, set to hit land this evening. The ...

Google Public Alerts has broadened its service through a new partnership with Nixle, a company that contracts with public safety agencies to send alerts via cellphones and social media networks.