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”

• Buy Your Plane Tickets Early! – ‘2012’ Review

  
  Hollywire.com — Authority: 631
  If Roland Emmerich’s stupendous new disaster movie 2012 is any indication, on December 21, 2012, the only relatively safe place to be on Earth will be in the air, preferably in a plane that has already achieved cruising altitude and so can escape the fate of most of the planes in this movie, being sucked [...]
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• We all die at the 13th baktun!!!

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 735
  2012: Skeptics vs Believers via The Dailygrail
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• Pumpkin Pie With Secrets: Intense Taste & No Soggy Crust For People, Who Dont Like Pumpkin Pie - Thanksgiving Classics

  
  Latest entries from tabacco.blog-city.com — Authority: 461
  I love pies! Classic pie only works if crust pre-baked. If filling baked in crust yields soggy Piecrust; not meant to be eaten by me! PROBLEM SOLVED!!! +2nd Secret +Darlene Schulz Pie Crust SUPERB -OR- Little Pie Company for Lazy! -THEY DO SHIP!
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• Chellaney on Indo-Sri Lanka relations: How not to win friends and influence your neighbours

  
  groundviews — Authority: 535
  Intellectuals in India have unfortunately not played positive roles in building good relations with its small neighbors.  For the most part they ignore all neighbors other than Pakistan.  In the few cases they do not, they tend to do active harm.  The recent article in Forbes.com on 9 October 2009 ( ...
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• Challenge as Trigger for TOP Management

  
  Technology and Organizations — Authority: 109
  So you want to learn how to weave technology, organizations, and people together into a powerful organization… Then set yourself to a challenge. Suzanne Kirkpatrick (Microsoft) says her epiphany regarding the need to work with all three TOP dimensions at once came during Strong Angel III , an international ...
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• Disaster Recovery by Brenda Phillips

  
  Free Your Mind All Free Download — Authority: 162
  Disaster Recovery | AUERBACH; 1 edition (May 6, 2009) | English | 1420074202 | 546 pages | PDF This is the first core text that tackles the myriad recovery issues faced by federal, state, and local emergency managers in a long-term disaster recovery situation. Topics include recovery planning, housing, debris ...
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• Disaster movies: Why we love them (especially in hard times)

  
  The Movie Critics — Authority: 564
  At the local megaplex Saturday night, my wife and I were 25 minutes early walking into a theater to see 2012, but the place was already jammed, with scarcely a seat in sight. That’s not your average sold-out show – that’s anticipation. There’s nothing quite like the end of the world to get an audience
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• Karmella’s Game - You’ll Be Sorry (2009)

  
  Virtual Download — Authority: 166
  Karmella’s Game - You’ll Be Sorry (2009) Genre: Pop Rock | MP3 | VBR | CBR 44,1kHz | 69 Mb Click on Link Below To Start Download Karmella’s Game - You’ll Be Sorry (2009)
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• Southern Burlington County experienced flooding from weekend storm

  
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• Earthquake Visualization-What Really Happens?

  
  Presenttruth.com — Authority: 134
  This is an interesting look into what happens in and around an earthquake: Full Story
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• Are you prepared for a Thanksgiving mishap?

  
  The Hardware Aisle — Authority: 136
  It may be more than a week away, but Ive already got Thanksgiving on the brain. The family arguments talks about whos hosting the big event and whats getting cooked where are in full gear. And now, on top of what kind of mashed potatoes to cook and how many chairs can fit around the second fold-out table, it seems ...
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• NZ Engineers Predict Years for Samoa To Recover; High Stress & Anxiety Among Male Tsunami Survivors

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 442
  As part of a professional body named Resilient Organisations Group,  New Zealand engineer Regan Potangaroa led a team of volunteers from the University of Auckland, Engineers without Boarders, and South Pacific Engineers to support the disaster response and recovery effort in Samoa following the recent ...
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• Seychelles Installs Natural Disaster Early-warning Siren

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 156
  Seychelles has successfully put in place and tested an Early-Warning siren which will warn against potential dangers. The Director of the Department of Risk and Disaster Management (DRDM), Michel Vielle, indicated that the siren has been donated by the German Sircom company and is equipped with 18 speakers encased in ...
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• Emraan Hashmi, Soha Ali Khan & Director Kunal Deshmukh storm the city

  
  The India Post — Authority: 147
  By Madhup. Chandigarh: The much awaited Bollywood’s flick and first Natural Disaster film ‘Tum Mile’ is released today. And its star cast Emraan Hashmi, Soha Ali Khan and director Kunal Deshmukh landed in the city to promote their movie in the event held at Hotel mountview. As eagered crowd were seen across the ...
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• Cell Phone-Airplain Crash

  
  Cell Phone Offers — Authority: 167
  Author: profreewill Keywords: airplane crash cell phone tsa can signal make cause an airline disaster Added: November 16, 2009
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• Lindsay Lohan Lands Another Job!

  
  The Cut — Authority: 757
  But what I really want to do is act. In what may be the most head-scratching news of the day, La Lohan has a new design gig. According to LohanGroupie.com (yes, thats actually a site) and Access Hollywood , LiLo announced a collaboration with jeweler Pascal Mouawad. "Pascal and I are actually working together, ...
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• Disaster Report: Meanwhile in midtown, the Schnitzel Truck...

  
  Eater NY — Authority: 157
  Meanwhile in midtown , the Schnitzel Truck is on fire. Lunch service for today has been canceled. [ML]
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• Public Safety Communications and Spectrum Resources : Policy Issues for Congress

  
  RFF Library Blog — Authority: 129
  Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R40859/2009-11-10/?24138 [From summary] Effective emergency response is dependent on wireless communications. To minimize communications failures during and after a crisis requires ongoing improvements in emergency communications capacity and capability. ...
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• Our General Store…Dairy

  
  Totally Ready — Authority: 418
  Just a little housekeeping before we get to stocking our shelves. I will be appearing on James Talmage Steven’s blog Talk Radio show on Wednesday night. It is scheduled for 5:00pm Pacific time. The last few times I appeared we talked about the Pandemic but this time it’s about anything you would like answered or ...
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• Hackers create tools for disaster relief

  
  Carbon-Based — Authority: 441
  Elinor Mills in C-Net News describes a great way to apply technology where it’s badly needed : Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo may be tough competitors when it comes to Internet software and services, but they are putting their differences aside to build a developer community to tackle bigger picture problems like ...
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