disaster preparedness

Mentioning the word “disaster” conjures up images such as 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 tsunami devastation in the Indian Ocean, the September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, and the Northridge earthquake in Southern California in 1994. Disaster preparedness is the act of setting all affairs in order beforehand to be ready for any of these types of natural or human-caused catastrophes.

One of the affairs that is necessary to put in order before a major and unexpected life-altering event is having a survival plan. In homes, families can decide upon escape routes and meeting places if and when it becomes mandatory to evacuate due to a fire, flood, earthquake, or some other challenge to their survival.

Areas of the country that are prone to severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, hurricanes, microbursts, and hail storms have a unique prescribed set of recommendations for preparedness.

Bloggers speak of the need for disaster preparedness in each possible disaster scenario by having food storage, water storage, and a 72 hour kit, which contains essentials for emergencies such as blankets, matches, medicine, a utility knife, and a first aid kit.

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  Post Catastrophe Housing: The Japanese Earthquake and Other Disasters
  Japanese earthquake survivors have started to get temporary housing, but history tells us housing recovery will take a long time
  by odanu / on Apr 12, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “disaster preparedness”

 

• Hospital rebuilding vital to protect NYC from climate change

  
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  New York hospitals will play a crucial role in Mayor Michael Bloombergs $20 billion plan to protect the city from the effects of climate change--a strategy he developed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which forced the closure of five acute care hospitals and one psychiatric hospital and the emergency evacuation ...
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• HOPE Snippet: Operation HOPE Hosts FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Introduces New National Policy Space

  
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• Mayor Lee taps sharing economy startups to prepare city for disaster

  
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  July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now The Mayor of San Francisco is using the sharing economy to prepare the city for disaster. Today Mayor Ed Lee and Board President David Chiu announced a partnership between the city of San Francisco and advocacy organization BayShare to develop ...
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• Tornado Tracks: 56 years of tornado tracks by F-scale

  
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  Got this data from NOAA via the spectacular Data.gov. It tracks 56 years of tornado paths along with a host of attribute information. Here, the tracks are categorized by their F-Scale (which isnt the latest and greatest means but good enough for a hack like me), where brighter strokes represent more violent ...
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• Disaster Survival Checklist

  
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  The tornadoes that devastated Oklahoma and other parts of the South recently make it clear that natural disasters can strike at any time. Hurricane season has just started and parts of the South are already being impacted. And all of that is not to mention constant concerns about attacks on America. Are you prepared? ...
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• Would YOU be prepared in the event of a natural disaster?

  
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  The deadly tornadoes that have hit in the Midwestern US are a wake-up call for us all to make sure we do what we can to be prepared to face severe weather. A natural disaster like a tornado can form at any time, sometimes with little to no forewarning. Having a family emergency plan in place just might save lives.I ...
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• 6 Things You Need To Know Today – June 7, 2013

  
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  Gov’t Hopes For IMF Leniency Should Disaster Strike. Having fashioned the national Budget without contingency for disaster preparedness, the Government appears hopeful that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will relax conditions agreed under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) should the country … Read more ›
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• Recovering from a Disaster

  
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  It’s well-known that the majority of small businesses affected by natural disasters never get to open their doors again. Usually either too much is lost or the business had insufficient insurance to cover the cost of damages, so they could never replace what was lost. This interesting interview on The Guardian Small ...
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• 12 Hurricane Preparation Tips

  
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  Hurricane season is upon us and Jamaicans are once again being urged to get into preparation mode. It is not uncommon for many Jamaicans to find themselves caught off guard as a hurricane or tropical storm approaches and we are … Read more ›
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• HOPE Snippet: Commendations to Citi for Support of HOPE Coalition America and Emergency Financial Disaster Preparedness

  
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  On October 13, 2013, James Cannon from Operation HOPE taught his second Emergency Preparedness workshop. The attendees were amazed and receptive to the material and were surprised at how simple it was to digest. The workshops will be conducted through December 2012 and with generous support from the Citi Foundation ...
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• Preparing for the Next Disaster

  
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  Disasters can strike at anytime, sometimes with little or no warning. Experience has shown us that while natural disasters can leave a path of destruction there are also man-made disasters that can bring an area to its knees. Being informed and preparing for those that could affect you are key to saving your site, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Celestial Shooting Gallery, Part Two: The Physics of Geomagnetic Storms

  
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  On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. The coronal mass ejection, or CME, traveled at over 900 miles per second. The CME did not travel directly toward Earth, but did connect with Earth’s magnetic ...
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• Hurricane Preparedness Week Article Collection

  
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  Taylor & Francis Group has gathered the latest hurricane research from a wide selection of journals into an accessible, complimentary article collection.
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• Federal agencies, employees told to prepare for storm season

  
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  The Office of Personnel Management has told agencies to prepare for hurricanes and other weather emergencies, reminding them of telework and other special personnel policies that are available. A memo sent to agencies on Tuesday cited the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations recent projection of "more ...
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• Preparing Your Pets for Hurricane Season

  
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  Humans are not the only ones who need to be prepared for hurricane season; pets need to be prepared also. Here are a few tips for keeping your furry friends safe when a major storm hits. Read More
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• Floridas 2013 Hurricane Season Begins Today! - Are You Prepared?

  
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  The 2013 Hurricane Season began today, June 1st in Florida and will be with us until November 30th this autumn . Here are some things I have mentioned in previous posts that you should keep in mind. First, the State of Florida has a website that you can use to help your family or business get ready for disasters ...
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• NASA’s Explosive Asteroid Crisis Management Plan

  
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  Not just a movie plot, NASA has a solution in mind Ever watch one of these space-disaster movies and wonder what we would really do if an asteroid was on a collision course with Earth? Luckily for us, so do the people at NASA. Check out what they’ve got in mind, from a Headlines & Global News article : A ...
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• Preparing for Disaster

  
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  Although tornadoes like the ones that recently hit Oklahoma don’t usually come with enough warning to allow you to evacuate, there are many other disasters such as hurricanes that you can escape from. According to Trips with Pets, many “pets are abandoned during hurricanes and natural disasters every year. Pet ...
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• Magazine Clutter. Filing Systems. Uncluttering Your Alcohol. And so much more!

  
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  Want to read even more suggestions from me? Last month, I was honored join the team at Unclutterer, where Im now writing a weekly article. My articles appears on either Tuesday or Thursday — Tuesday one week, Thursday the next. So if any of these subjects appeal to you, click the links and head on over to ...
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• How rap music is saving young lives in the Caribbean

  
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  Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 26 through June 1 , following the release of the official forecast for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance is actively working with partners to empower the next generation of disaster responders, especially in hurricane-prone ...
  3 weeks ago

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