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 Politics
  Wake Up And Smell The Radiation
  Japan's Fukushima Reactors continue to harm the planet.
  by logodesignmine / on Apr 26, 2012
• in Technology
  What Went Wrong at Fukishima? 24 Hours to Meltdown
  What can we learn from the meltdown and man-made disaster at the Fukishima Nuclear Power Plant?
  by goldnugget / on Nov 2, 2011
• in Politics
  Typhoon Nesat Submerges Manila
  Philippines capital has been hit by this year’s largest typhoon. 18 have been confirmed dead and 35 are still missing.
  by mattraisin / on Sep 28, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “disaster”

 

• Dennis Rodman Goes Tropical: Fashion Disaster

  
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  No. Just no. Everything about this look, no. Why, Dennis Rodman? Why? I know that at this point I should be immune to the things Dennis Rodman does and wears, but when his outfit is so horrible it actually hurts my eyes, we’ve reached a point where he’s dire need of a fashion intervention. The [...]
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• Oklahoma…

  
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  … disaster . This tornado looks very bad, but reports of casualties are just coming in. Much of the town of Moore has been destroyed, including the hospital. One possible consolation is that, according to Fox (which I’m watching on TV right now), there was a 16-minute warning. People in this area live in ...
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• Everyone has the right to be safe – Disaster risk reduction

  
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  By Jaspreet Kindra  Photo: UNICEF Philippines/2012/JEstey Everyone has the right to be safe HIGHLIGHTS Focus on implementation Need to make countries accountable A human rights-based approach to making people safer New-found attention to resilience could help JOHANNESBURG, 17 May 2013 (IRIN) – A month after the ...
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• "A huge tornado, perhaps a mile wide, tore through towns near Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes and businesses..."

  
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  "... starting fires and sending residents scrambling to find friends and neighbors possibly buried in rubble. There were no immediate reports of injuries...."
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• Seconds from Disaster S06E02 Black Hawk Down 720p HDTV x264-KNiFESHARP

  
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• Tornado Hits Elementary Schools, Levels Homes in Oklahoma

  
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  A massive tornado swept through the town of Moore, Okla., on Monday afternoon, destroying homes and hitting two elementary schools. Emergency crews were rushing to the scenes to rescue staff and students trapped in the debris. One MSNBC report indicated at least 75 children and staff were trapped in one of the ...
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• Monsterous Tornado Hits Oklahoma City Suburbs, Neighborhoods in Moore, OK Devastated, Many Injured and Dead (Update: 24 Children Believed Dead in School)

  
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  Devastation, Disaster and Death as massive tornado hits Oklahoma … The National Weather Service issued an initial finding that the tornado was an EF-4. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin deployed 80 National Guard members to assist with search-and-rescue operations and activated extra highway patrol officers. Neighborhoods ...
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• Massive Tornado Strikes Oklahoma City

  
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  This is breaking news. Text and details reported below are likely to change. A monster tornado ripped through southern Oklahoma City and the suburb of Moore on Monday afternoon, leaving homes and schools in ruins and fires burning out of control. There was no immediate word on casualties, but aerial footage ...
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• Texas to take BP and Halliburton to court

  
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  Texas, alleges the companies and others "engaged in wilful and wanton misconduct" in the 2010 Deep Horizon oil spill.
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• Fishing industry getting $20M in Sandy funds

  
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  A new state grant program has been approved to provide coastal fishing business harmed by Hurricane Sandy with up to $50,000 to cover uncompensated losses.
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• Texas tornado victims recover memories

  
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  GRANBURY, Texas – Jody Gettys, Director of Operation Blessing International’s US Disaster Relief, shows how volunteers are helping residents recover memories previously thought to be stolen by the tornado that ripped through Granbury.
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• Disaster prep efforts after Boston bombings draw privacy criticism

  
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  An attempt to collect information on patients treated during the Boston bombings by the citys Public Health Commission for disaster preparedness and response planning purposes is being treated as a potential HIPAA violation. read more
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• Request for data on Boston Marathon bombing victims draws privacy protests

  
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  An attempt to collect information on patients treated during the Boston bombings by the citys Public Health Commission for disaster preparedness and response planning purposes is being treated as a potential HIPAA violation. read more
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• After Cyclone Mahasen, Myanmar camps face monsoon threat

  
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  The Times of India via AFP : Myanmars victims of sectarian strife were spared the full force of Cyclone Mahasen, but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon just weeks away. Myanmars Rakhine state is pockmarked with makeshift settlements for up to 140,000 people -- mainly ...
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• Cambodia factory accident injures 23

  
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  A collapsing structure injured 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for a top Western brand, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. At least 23 workers were injured at a Cambodian factory that produced garments for a top Western brand on Monday, ...
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• Natural Disasters List May 20, 2013

  
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  Recent Natural Disasters 2013: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report. Familiar with this natural disaster? Kindly write your experience in a few sentence in the comment box below.  Keep this page open or visit later to get update report. ...
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• Millions at risk as deadly tornadoes rip through US (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

  
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  A severe storm has generated baseball-sized hail, high winds and at least 28 tornadoes in the Midwest, including Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa. Residents remain in hiding as meteorologists forecast that the severe weather conditions will continue to generate destructive twisters.Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin declared 16 ...
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• Lahore Inferno: Losing the battle with fire

  
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  WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT Lahore, Pakistan By Damir Sagolj A man wearing traditional white Pakistani clothes disappeared from the window back into the burning building. A minute later, a different man wearing black emerged from inside but it looked like someone was holding his lifeless body. The body was ...
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• New Yorkers Rattled By Fake PSA Chemical And Nuclear Warning Posters

  
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  The work of “pranksters” providing the public with technically correct information.  ANIMAL New York  reports: Relax, they’re not real. MTA spokesman Adam Lisberg, who dismissed the postings as “the work of pranksters,” told us so. But though neither of the posters were distributed by the MTA or any ...
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• DISASTER Diary – May 20, 2013

  
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  88 Killed, more than 150 injured in Iraq shooting and bombing attacks At least nine bomb explosions ripped through predominantly Shia districts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, killing dozens of people and wounding over 130 others, reports said. Two car bombs hit the predominantly Shia city of Basra in southern ...
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