Disaster management plays an important role in reducing or avoiding risks which are involved when accidents occur. The main aim of disaster management is to prepare and train people for the disasters, before they occur. Disaster management also helps people to rebuild their society after the disasters. Due to these reasons, generating awareness on disaster...
Tue, June 29, 2010 Posted in Hometown, Alaska
WITH THE COMING OF THE rainy season, and images of the disaster caused by last years Tropical Storm Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng still fresh on the minds of many, the government agencies tasked with relief operations are on their toes. They are stocking up on the goods, equipment and materials that may be needed in case...
Thai academics expressed concerns about the more severe and frequent earthquakes expected to shake the Earth in the future, while others warned people to beware even if they did not live near active faults. Foundation for National Disaster Warning System of Thailand’s chairman Smith Dharmasaroja said the huge quakes that hit Chile and Haiti early this...
Our first goal for getting prepared for an emergency, disaster, end of the world as we know it, or a rainy day, is WATER. This article is designed to help you get started. What can you do right now? You can determine which containers you will use to store your water. Some possible options are 55...
Augusta officials face disaster “what if’s” By Doug Endres, Staff writerTuesday, June 22, 2010 12:19 PM CDT The village of Augusta held an emergency tabletop exercise as the first part of a three-step process in being NIMS compliant.Representatives from Augusta, the fire protection district, Augusta police, state police, county ESDA, and Blessing Hospital worked on five...
The NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has issued a La Niña Watch
Posted Jun 28, 2010 By Emc Staff Last Wednesdays 5.0 earthquake took everyone off guard in Ottawa and the surrounding areas. According to Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa is located within what is classified as the Western Quebec Seismic Zone and is one of the five major earthquake zones in Canada. Even though we dont...
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