News tagged with disaster preparedness
Japan experts warn of future risk of giant tsunami
(AP) -- Much of Japan's Pacific coast could be inundated by a tsunami more than 34 meters (112 feet) high if a powerful earthquake hits offshore, according to revised estimates by a government panel.
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Apr 01, 2012 |
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Lost data may have exposed 800,000 people in Calif
(AP) -- A disaster preparedness exercise to ensure California's child support system could be run remotely went smoothly, except for one casualty: the names, Social Security numbers and other private records of about 800,000 ...
Mar 30, 2012 |
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New tool allows first responders to visualize post-event disaster environments
Using iPad mobile devices, emergency preparedness officials and first responders participating last month in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Level Exercise 2011 (NLE-11)were able, for the first time, to ...
Aug 17, 2011 |
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What motivates people to prepare, or not prepare, for natural disasters?
Preparing for a natural disaster like a hurricane is critical in minimizing damage, but what motivates individuals to listen to warnings and act is largely unexplored territory.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 03, 2011 |
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Top US official warns of 'heavy' hurricane season
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned Wednesday that a "heavy" US hurricane season could be in store, after briefing President Barack Obama on latest forecasts.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Improving crisis prediction, disaster control and damage reduction
Some disasters and crises are related to each other by more than just the common negative social value we assign to them. For example, earthquakes, homicide surges, magnetic storms, and the U.S. economic recession are all ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Study: Most kidney dialysis patients not prepared for emergency evacuation
Immediately after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, the survival of more than 5,800 Gulf Coast kidney dialysis patients was threatened as the storm forced closure of 94 dialysis units. Within a month 148 of these patients ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Emergency online communities
Online social networks could help with communications and recovery for people with disabilities following major natural disasters, or even terrorist attack, according to a research paper in the International Journal of Em ...
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Extremity war injuries: More research is needed
The fourth annual Extremity War Injuries Symposium was held in Washington, D.C., last January to bring together military and civilian orthopaedic surgeons, researchers, experts from governmental agencies, and others to discuss ...
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Personal disaster preparedness
A recent survey by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers of over 1,800 patients seen in the Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department revealed that Metro Milwaukee residents may not personally be as well prepared for disasters ...
Jan 22, 2009 |
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