Disaster

A disaster needn’t be federally declared as such by the President of the United States in order to fit the bill. A disaster is usually classified as an interruption of ordinary societal functioning and, as such, a threat to safety or security. Loss of life, injury, human suffering, and property damage are common elements of a large-scale disaster.

A disaster may be human-caused or due to the forces of nature. Some of these forces that can cause chaos and disruption include hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanoes.

Bloggers note that disaster planning includes obtaining and maintaining emergency supplies such as a 72 hour kit, which includes a first-aid kit, training for emergency response by learning CPR and rescue skills, and having in place an evacuation plan and a designated meeting point for health checks and accountability.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Disaster”

• Little was yielded on the 8th Day - Ink

  
  skineart.com — Authority: 158
  Little was yielded on the 8th Day - Ink in a small Watercolour Moleskine This is copied from a contemporary photograph of the aftermath of the Tay Bridge Disaster. The centre section of the structure, known as “The High Girders”, collapsed on the 28th December 1879 during a terrific storm. A train was passing ...
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• Salvador Floods Kill 40

  
  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — Authority: 726
  Severe flooding has killed at least 40 people in El Salvador, as heavy rains soaked the country and led to the government calling for a state of emergency. Officials believe they will discover more casualties as the waters recede. The BBC: At least 40 people have been killed in El Salvador by flooding caused by ...
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• Technofiction Review of Day After Tomorrow (2004)

  
  47 Movies — Authority: 156
  By Technofiction standards, this disaster movie is a disaster. The Day after Tomorrow is one of those “Where’s Waldo” kind of movies — a movie with so much technically wrong with it that it’s really tough to keep score. Not only is the science bad, the actions taken by the protagonists are equally bizarre. ...
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• Mac Tonnies

  
  Weblogsky — Authority: 113
  Mac Tonnies would definitely have been part of FringeWare . Check out his bio (though I would disagree with the second sentence). Consciousness is a potential technology; we are exquisite machines, nothing less than sentient patterns . As such, there’s no convincing technical reason we can’t eventually ...
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• Mock emergency drill creates panic in Goa

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) A mock emergency drill Sunday triggered a major scare throughout Goa, after the administration flashed messages, through a private SMS news service and FM radio stations, of an ammonia leak from an agro-chemical factory in south Goa.The message issued throughn Digital Goa, a privately run phone ...
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• “Bacteria” Rachel Weisz can’t get enough of acting

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Melbourne, Nov 8 (ANI): Rachel Weisz feels so fresh and excited when she acts that the British beauty says she is a “bacteria” who has just entered the world of cinema.“The way I feel about acting is that I feel like I’ve really just started, which is really exciting,” the Daily Telegraph quoted her, as [...]
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• Clothes make the woman crazy

  
  Ramble Ramble — Authority: 108
  So I’m back to my pre-pregnancy weight. Actually, I’m a little under my pre-preg weight, and have been for a little over a month. But before you’re all, “woohoo, yay you!”, I must clarify… I may be at that number , but I am a looooong way from that body. This new body is squishy, and jiggly, and mushy ...
  16 hours ago

• 200 sites in deep South face landslide risks

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 146
  200 sites in deep South face landslide risks; Rail services resume HAT YAI: — Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday warned southern province residents to be on alert as additional heavy rain in more than 200 areas in five provinces are now more at-risk to landslide. Mr. Abhisit said in his weekly television ...
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• Historic UNCONSTITUTIONAL Vote in the People’s House

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 550
  While Congress has overstepped it’s authority on numerous occasions in the past, this one takes the cake. At the behest of Nancy “Astroturf” Pelosi, HR 3962 was barely passed by a vote of 220-215. One lone RINO, Joseph Cao, a newb and apparently not going to be incumbent for long, sided with the sell-outs. On ...
  18 hours ago

• A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, At Least

  
  Grand Rants — Authority: 499
  And the ObamaCare bill will only make it worse. Really, what more needs to be said? H/T: Innocent Bystanders , via Instapundit Stoutcat
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• Michele Bachmann Tea Party, November 7, 2009, GOP House Call II Rally at Capitol, Obama socialist health care, Steven King, House Gallery, Photos

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 590
  From the Marooned in Marin blog, November 7, 2009. “GOP House Call II Rally at Capitol — Pictures and Video” “I returned just a few minutes ago from the House Call II rally at the grounds of the US Capitol, held by Reps. Steven King and Michele Bachmann, who were joined by other GOP reps. There was a much ...
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• YouTube video sinks Turnbull minder

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 433
  A media minder for Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has reportedly quit his job after being linked to an online bout of Liberal factional warfare. The video parodies Liberal MP Alex Hawke by portraying him as an enraged Adolf Hitler, echoing a YouTube trend of dubbing Hitler biopic Downfall with fake ...
  23 hours ago

• November 2009 Auditor General’s Report

  
  Wednesday-Night — Authority: 133
  Read the Report Disaster response body inadequate: Auditor General (CanWest) The federal department charged with disaster planning is itself a disaster when it comes to preparing for emergencies as varied as the swine flu pandemic, floods and terrorist attacks, says Auditor General Sheila Fraser. … The ...
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• Fort Hood Shooting

  
  Swords into Plowshares — Authority: 129
  As our prayers continue for all impacted by and affected by the shooting at Fort Hood: the senior Presbyterian military chaplain has addressed the event and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has responded .
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• Greatest Bridge Collapse in US History Captured in video and photos

  
  Symon Sez — Authority: 428
  Tacoma Narrows Bridge: A Big Mistake O n This Date In History: On this date in 1940 one of the greatest engineering boondoggles was uncovered in Washington. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened in July 1940 to great fanfare. With a span of 2800 feet, it was the third longest bridge in the world. The builder decided ...
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• Watermeadow Medical

  
  AdPharm Blog — Authority: 139
  Click here to see it on AdPharm AdPharm is the largest online pharmaceutical advertising gallery. It is subscription-based with various subscriptions plans available here .
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• The Fashion Disaster That Changed My Life by Lauren Myracle

  
  Librarina: Great books for Tweens & Teens — Authority: 112
  All Alli wanted was to get a new start in 7th grade.  After spending a large portion of the 6th grade at home — sick and bed-ridden with a mysterious illness that turned out to be a serious ear infection which affected her balance and made her too dizzy to stand or walk — she gained a bunch of weight AND fell off ...
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• Pretentiousness: don’t spin and scam in a world governed by necessity

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 480
  Pretending to be what you are not We do it a lot.   It is the hallmark of our institutionalized society.  We have these ‘roles’ which we think we are supposed to fit into.  We think other people expect us to fit into those roles too. So we try to dress the part, look the part, say the right things.  Why?  ...
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• Update from Samoa Deputy PM Misa Telefoni: Tourism, Media, Disaster Relief, Trade & Labour; David Tua; Adeaze; Yandall Sisters

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 444
  The Churches have made the greatest contribution ever in our nation’s history. And it is still coming in – later this month Papaliitele Tihati and Auimatagi Cha Thompson fly in to distribute their assistance. Rhema South Pacific (Kelly Duininck Ministries) have over
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• BEST gas Hot Water Heater ?

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 158
  Which is the best H/W Heater brand??Most Efficient?Most Reliable?Best quality?Thanks!Quite subjective. If you scan around the forums..you will find some knocks against A.O. Smith…which makes AO Smith,State, Reliance,American, Whirlpool, and some others, but many of those in separate factories. So it may or may not ...
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