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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Original Technorati articles tagged “disaster”

• in Technology
  Don't Look Now: Wall-E is Watching
  Spider Man's got nothing on this new breed of Spider robots created in an Israeli laboratory.
  by LeoOfMars / on Jan 25, 2010
• in Lifestyle
  Responding to Haiti's Medical Emergency, One Life At a Time
  A popular tale of a boy saving one stranded starfish at a time is an excellent parable to two medical relief organizations working to help Haiti's earthquake victims.
  by livingwithaih / on Jan 21, 2010
• in Politics
  Corpses Litter Haiti Streets; Diseases May Spread
  Relief organizations have expressed fear that the corpses that litter the streets of Haiti can cause the spread of diseases that could be hazardous to human health.
  by jeratso / on Jan 15, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “disaster”

 

• Haiti: Mourning relatives and coping with legal ordeals

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 727
  Haitian blogger Espas Aysien writes a post [Fr] focusing on the difficulty for Haitians to mourn the death of hundreds of thousands relatives in Port-au-Prince and neighboring cities.
  2 hours ago

• Haiti: Reconstruction for Haitians or with Haitians

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 727
  Haitian Alterpresse republishes a letter [Creole] from Haitian social organisations which openly criticise the Donors Conference which took place in the Dominican Republic on March 17th. According to them, it will not lead to a long-term development project nor include the population in the reconstruction scheme. ...
  2 hours ago

• Welcome to Socialism

  
  The Whig — Authority: 149
  It appears the long debated health care legislation will pass today . Congress is voting on a bill to spend nearly a trillion dollars, the subject of which effects every American and none of us knows what it says. It sounds like a lark.
  2 hours ago

• Trying to rebuild Kenyan communities after floods

  
  Carbon-Based — Authority: 144
  Mary Kiio in IPS : After torrential rains and floods claimed lives in Kenya’s North Rift region, hundreds of displaced people are now in dire need of relief aid. In Turkana, one of the worst affected areas, hundreds of homes have been washed away by floods or buried under landslides. Access to clean water and ...
  6 hours ago

• Snow relief could bring city $1 million [Tulsa, Oklahoma]

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 173
  Snow relief could bring city $1 million The disaster relief reimbursement would help offset the cost of the Christmas blizzard. By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer Published: 3/18/2010  2:26 AM Last Modified: 3/18/2010  4:18 AM Tulsa likely will end up seeking more than $1 million in reimbursement from the federal ...
  7 hours ago

• The Failed Generation [OpEd]

  
  Kyle Brady: Blog — Authority: 120
  While not strictly a generation, those citizens currently over the age of forty constitute a group of people that have caused possibly insurmountable problems, massive debts, and extreme hardship, both now and in the years to come, for those younger than them – this is the Failed Generation. Baby Boomers and the ...
  8 hours ago

• Global sustainability technology breakthroughs featured at ACS meeting

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 640
  SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2010 -- Chemistrys often-overlooked role in fostering sustainability goes on parade this week with one of the largest and most comprehensive series of scientific reports...
  8 hours ago

• Michele Bachmann on Health Care Bill, March 20, 2010, Tea Party Rally, Washington, DC, Fox News, Sean Hannity interview, Bachmann fights health care bill and explains truth, IRS big brother

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 567
  Michele Bachmann on Health Care Bill, March 20, 2010, Tea Party Rally, Washington, DC Congresswoman Michele Bachmann of MN was in Washington DC on Saturday, March 20, 2010 to speak out about the Health Care Bill and assure millions of Americans that if Obama and the Democrats pass this tax and control bill, she will ...
  9 hours ago

• Down To The Wire

  
  The American Sector — Authority: 127
  The vote on healthcare “reform” (actual a government take-over of 17% of the American economy) is scheduled to take place today. (We have a podcast recording session today at 3pm, by which time the vote may have been taken.) As of last count (yesterday) Speaker Pelosi did not have enough votes to pass what is ...
  9 hours ago

• Volcano erupts in Iceland

  
  Travel Guides — Authority: 420
  Yes, in Iceland – the arctic desert. It’s like Africa’s economy would be the first in the world, peace in Iraq or Britney Spears having 2 hymens…. A volcano that was dormant for almost 200 years, erupted on 21st March in Iceland. The authorities managed to successfully evacuate all the people in the area and ...
  10 hours ago

• EGYPT: Lessons from the January floods in Sinai

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 733
  Source: IRIN Floods in and around the northern Egyptian city of Al-Arish in January have highlighted the need for more and better quality disaster preparedness planning in the governorate and nationwide, officials say.
  11 hours ago

• Bangladesh: Mobile Based Donations

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 727
  Shehzaad Shams at Bangladesh Corporate Blog suggests with examples that mobile phone based programs for collecting donation can work for Bangladeshi NGOs.
  12 hours ago

• FlashForward 1×13 “Blowback’ Preview Screen Caps – Episode 1.14 – ‘Better Angels’ – Promo Photos – Official Synopsis – Flash Forward *SPOILERS*

  
  The Love You Make — Authority: 130
  yixing11930 Thursday March 25 @ 8 p.m. Eastern: FlashForward Episode 11×13 – ‘Blowback’ “Blowback” Aaron delves deeper into why the black-ops Jericho unit is after his daughter, Mark continues to question Lloyd about a phone conversation that took place during their flashforwards, and Zoey ...
  14 hours ago

• Practical tips for handling a Facebook Fan Page Crisis

  
  Conversations on Conversations — Authority: 106
  A couple days back the food giant Nestle(after being targeted by Greenpeace) stepped on the wrong side of Social Media by posting rude and insensitive status updates and comments on their Facebook page. As expected, updates like this and comments like this did not go down well with their existing fans and ...
  15 hours ago

• Kazkahstan: Flood and the government

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 727
  KZBlog reports on the aftermath of the flood in Kazakhstan, saying that corruption might have been the main reason for the tragedy.
  16 hours ago

• Will we win a small claims suit against a landlord if he let his building go back to the bank?

  
  Evan Beck Online Blog — Authority: 139
  we moved into a building with 6 units last september…the place was a disaster…basically nothing worked in the place from the kitchen sink, dishwasher, bathroom fan, heat, etc…the landlord would not fix anything…we live in michigan and have very cold winters here…the building had radiators for heat…the ...
  21 hours ago

• 20 Things Every Digital Entrepreneur Should Own

  
  LeVoltz - iPhone Games, Engineering Projects, Wordpress Themes — Authority: 115
  Most of us work from home offices – or maybe just a corner in the bedroom, but one thing I have been thinking recently is what are the 20 technology products (old or new) we could not live without? This list might contain the obvious ones – but I hope it also contains few products that some people might have ...
  21 hours ago

• FlashForward – Official Video Recaps ‘Revelation Zero,’ Parts 1 & 2 (3.18) – Dom Monaghan Q & A

  
  The Love You Make — Authority: 130
  Nicole searches for solace in a religious group, while Simon is kidnapped and held captive with Lloyd. Mark finds Simon and Lloyd, while Simon’s connection and true whereabouts during the blackout are revealed. Both videos: ABCNetwork Dominic Monaghan joins Chris Harrison in the Hollywood 411 studio to ...
  22 hours ago

• Mindbites: Basic Toilet Repair

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 163
  www.mindbites.com The porcelain throne. It’s a trusted and close friend, yet to many it’s inner workings seem as foreign and mysterious as an Australian didgeridoo. And when disaster befalls you and your comforting companion goes defunct, what will you do to correct the complication before the unthinkable becomes ...
  23 hours ago

• Katherine Heigl Wardrobe Malfunction

  
  Bitten and Bound — Authority: 649
  Katherine Heigl barely avoided a nip slip Thursday night as she experienced a wardrobe malfunction while accepting an award for Female Star of the Year at the ShoWest Awards in Las Vegas. While giving her acceptance speech, the left strap of her red dress snapped, and the actress continued her speech while holding ...
  1 day ago

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