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"A hard rain's a-gonna fall," Dylan sang. But when rain and storm surges fall on lands protected by weak levees, this means trouble"¦big trouble. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were devastating reminders of this frightening fact. How then can we limit trouble when a levee breaches or, better yet, prevent such a break from ever happening again?
There's safety (and security) in numbers " -- especially when those numbers are random. That's the lesson learned from a DHS-sponsored research project out of the University of Southern California (USC). The research is already helping to beef up security at LAX airport in Los Angeles, and it could soon be used across the country to predict and minimize risk.
They're digging tunnels along the US border at a fast and furious pace, but not a single one of them has ever been discovered by US border patrol agents using technology. That's going to change.
The levee failures during Hurricane Katrina are still fresh in the American mind. Homeland Security's Wil Laska wants to make sure that if we cannot completely prevent levee breaches, we have a fast remedy for when they DO occur.
Is that lunchbox under the park bench a bomb, or someone's leftovers? The Optical Dynamic Detection (ODD) solution provides a new and better way to detect explosives.
Crowdsourcing cell phones to detect toxic chemicals.
Last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI jointly warned of terrorist interest in attacking crowded stadiums. Small wonder: A bomb or noxious plume released over a throng of captive sports fans would cause major-league mayhem.
Superconductor cable prevents electric grid blackouts.
A document, even one created by persons determined to remain unknown, can reveal more than its authors intended.
When a bomb technician inspects a potential explosive device, the bulky protective suit might be the only defense he or she has.
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