Lessons for the next Sandy: Rapid response should be followed by thoughtful rebuilding
Don't just replace what was lost. Rebuild better, because another storm is coming.
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2012
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News tagged with emergency preparedness
Disaster relief helps the incumbent, research shows
(Phys.org)—A 2009 study from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Loyola Marymount University suggests President Obama may get a bump in the polls from Superstorm Sandy.
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 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 ...
Software
Aug 17, 2011
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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 Emergency ...
Other
Mar 4, 2010
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Rain, Rain, Go Online
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new webcam at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is keeping an eye on debris and water flows that could course down nearby wildfire-stripped hillsides during a rainstorm.
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2010
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