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| U.S. raises concern about nuclear disaster plans CNN International ... a process that the Tokyo Electric Power Company expects to complete between October and January 2012. More than 100000 people in the surrounding area have been displaced by the disaster, which Japan declared a top-scale nuclear accident in April. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Natural disasters displaced 42 million in 2010: Study Toronto Sun A new global report estimates 42 million people were displaced last year by natural disasters -- a remarkably angry period for our planet. "We're not just throwing numbers at one another. These are people," says Kate Halff, head of the Internal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Real Nuclear Disaster Huffington Post (blog) One of the reasons that Three Mile Island (TMI) did not turn into big disaster, as Japan did, is that experts outside of the utility company owner took control of the accident almost immediately. TMI, in Harrisburg, PA, was so close to New York and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Disaster assistance center opens WPSD Local 6 The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a disaster recovery center in Marshall County, Kentucky, Monday. The next step is to get people in the doors. Damage from the storms is extensive and also wide-ranging. So FEMA is here in town to help. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FEMA teams assess Mass. tornado damage NECN State and federal disaster assessment teams are trying to determine whether Massachusetts is eligible for federal aid following last week's deadly tornadoes. The teams spread out across hard hit communities, looking at everything from homes and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Oxfam investigating embezzlement of donations to Pakistan flood disaster Telegraph.co.uk Oxfam has announced an investigation into the possible embezzlement of some of £27m worth of donations from Britons to Oxfam UK during last year's Pakistan flood disaster. By Ben Farmer, Kabul The British charity has bought in an accounting firm to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Joplin schools receive gift in wake of disaster Pittsburg Morning Sun By JOHN HACKER Insurance can cover rebuilding buildings and replacing things for families and schools, but it doesn't help children who had needs even before the deadly tornado meet those needs and be ready for school. It's those needs like food, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gov. Shumlin adds Washington and Caledonia Counties to federal disaster request vtdigger.org Peter Shumlin today asked President Obama to add Washington and Caledonia Counties to the previously requested federal Major Disaster Declaration. "I have determined that severe storms and flooding impacting Vermont since April 23, 2011, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Storms, Prior Disasters Burden FEMA's Budget NPR As the government copes with this spring's plague of tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest and South, it is still responding to disasters of previous years. The Federal Emergency Management Agency continues to fund rebuilding projects related to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| American Red Cross Responds to Severe Storms NTV Grand Island - American Red Cross volunteers have staffed numerous disaster response efforts so far this spring, including those still underway in Alabama and Mississippi, the recent storms in Massachussets, Missouri, Oklahoma and Minnesota, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Motorsport: Bahrain GP could be a 'disaster' New Zealand Herald The British government has warned that reinstating the Bahrain GP to the Formula One calendar could prove a 'disaster'. Photo / AP The British government has warned that reinstating the cancelled Bahrain Grand Prix to the Formula One calendar could ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Harley-Davidson Foundation Donates $100000 to Support Recent Natural ... Sacramento Bee The remaining $50000 will support the Red Cross' General Disaster Relief Fund. "Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this recent devastation," said Tonit Calaway, Harley-Davidson, Inc. Vice President and President of The Harley-Davidson Foundation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Rebuild Iowa Office to shut down DesMoinesRegister.com "I think the structure and the framework we put in place made a difference in the 2008 disaster recovery. There has been a lot of hard work that has resulted in best practices, benchmarks and models for the nation," said Lt. Gen. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Virginia Deadline to Apply for SBA Working Capital Disaster Loans Due to ... Business Wire (press release) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The US Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses that July 5 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Virginia because of drought and excessive heat that began on April 1 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Japanese disaster sparks rush to the altar Financial Times "The disaster made me think again about what it means to love someone, what it means to be husband and wife, and have family ties," Ms Natsuki said, referring to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of the north-east of the country ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Massey Criticizes Federal Report on West Virginia Mine Disaster Insurance Journal The company that owned the coal mine where 29 miners died in the worst US mining disaster in four decades concluded the explosion was the result of unpreventable natural gas buildup and not coal dust, contradicting the findings of an independent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pastor returns from disaster relief KTVO by Eden Derby With a heavy heart, a Kirksville pastor has returned to town after providing disaster relief in Joplin. Kirksville Salvation Army Major Bill Hogg recently returned from spending 10 days offering spiritual and emotional support as a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Billionaire Sawiris Says Egypt Capital Gains Tax Is 'Disaster' for Market Bloomberg By Owen Thomas and Alaa Shahine - Mon Jun 06 07:03:46 GMT 2011 Egypt's proposed capital gains tax is a "disaster" that will scare people away from the country's stock market, billionaire Naguib Sawiris said, adding pressure on the government to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| New car sales skewed by Japanese disaster New Zealand Herald Vehicles damaged by the March 11 Japan tsunami. Photo / AP The effects of the massive Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March are thought to have skewed new car sales in May. The 4535 new cars sold last month were down 1.8 per cent on a year earlier, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New tools would race disasters Madison.com Singlewire is working on mass notification systems to give important weather and disaster warnings to clients. MP KING – State Journal When the object is to beat a disaster to its target, sometimes bells and whistles are necessary. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Montgomery County eligible for disaster unemployment Clarksville Leaf Chronicle Montgomery County workers have been added to the list of those eligible for disaster unemployment assistance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced last week. Montgomery is one of 26 counties approved for assistance, which is available for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 7th Annual Nonprofit Hurricane Preparedness Day Prepares Nonprofits to Manage ... PR Newswire (press release) The Palm Beach County Disaster Recovery Coalition Inc. was this year's co-host. The program focused on increasing personal resiliency to stress, thereby creating a greater tendency to effectively manage high stress situations. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| All-Natural 'Aquatic Center' Leaves Disaster Behind Patch.com You'll enter the park at the northern section, where a new day-use area was constructed after the 2005 Taum Sauk reservoir disaster. Stop by the interpretive center here if you want to learn how the park was changed by the 1.3 billion gallon flood that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Natural Disaster Response in Japan and Fiji Brookings Institution My work with natural disasters has largely taken me to developing countries—like Haiti, Indonesia and Central America. My trip to Japan a few weeks ago offered interesting insights on how a large and powerful country deals with a major natural ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Winfield resident assists with relief after Joplin, Mo., tornado Carroll County Times When children do not yet have the language skills or maturity to express their fears with words, they often role-play or draw to express their feelings, said Judy Bezon, associate director of New Windsor-based Children's Disaster Services. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MA families recovering from tornado WTNH Monson, Mass (WTNH) - Federal and state disaster teams are on the ground in western Massachusetts this week assessing the damage caused by last week's tornadoes, but for families that have lost everything, many are still in shock. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Food And Drug Safety Concerns After Natural Disasters: Joplin Tornados, Japan ... Benzinga Companies that are directly affected by a major natural disaster or weather event, such as the Joplin, Missouri tornadoes or the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, should expect a heightened level of federal and state oversight in the future especially ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AT&T readies for natural disasters and the future Examiner.com Onsite Network Managers and Incident Managers in New Jersey not only keep the network we all use on a daily basis up and running, they anticipate what will be needed in the future and make sure when a disaster hits a region or city, like the tornadoes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Facebook useful in disaster, teachers contend Springfield News-Leader Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, said it requires school districts to create a communication policy before a disaster, so teachers would never need to contact students via private messaging. Joplin middle school teacher Randy Turner wrote about the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Baptist church makes appeal for Joplin donations Leavenworth Times By Regina Hanson Pastor Rich Arnold of Leavenworth Baptist Church (LBC) issued a request for disaster relief efforts for Joplin, Mo., to Leavenworth area businesses and churches May 31. In light of the recent tornado in Joplin, an appeal for help with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Loren Steffy: BP gives retirement lesson Houston Chronicle By LOREN STEFFY BP has spent much of the past year talking about "lessons learned" from its disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, but it may also be offering a painful lesson to its employees about planning for their retirement. A group of lawsuits filed on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Logicalis Asks: Should Businesses Move Disaster Recovery to the Cloud? DigitalJournal.com (press release) For companies that believe [business continuity/disaster recovery (BC/DR) planning means there's no way around adding redundant physical servers to the back room, it may be time to reassess that BC/DR strategy. The idea that disaster recovery can be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Skittles from Vineland bring joy to disaster area Vineland Daily Journal Bishop Schad Regional School eighth-graders Anthony Deangelis (right) and Luke Gavigan collect Skittles earlier this year to donate to children in earthquake-ravaged Japan. / File photo Bishop Schad Regional School students (from left) Jenn Delgado, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 7 Arkansas towns to get temporary disaster Assistance centers for flooding ... The Republic AP LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansans who suffered damage in recent storms and flooding will be able to talk face-to-face with Federal Emergency Management Agency officials at seven disaster-assistance centers scheduled to open for one or two days each in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Governor Tours Battle Creek Disaster Zone WILX-TV In a long caravan, Governor Rick Snyder toured the wreckage left in Battle Creek and Calhoun County. "We started in Battle Creek at the airport and now we are in Emmett Township. You can see their is a wide path of destruction," said Gov. Snyder. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Which Is Worse: Debt or No Planet? Huffington Post (blog) They have played politics with Federal Disaster Aid. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Monday that tornado victims in Joplin, MO, would only get emergency relief if money could be diverted from somewhere else in the federal budget. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| T-System Gives Standardized Documentation Solution Pro Bono to the Texas ... Marketwire (press release) DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - Jun 6, 2011) - With the recent onslaught of tornados touching down in Texas and hurricane season now underway, the Texas Disaster Medical System (TDMS) is gearing up for its busiest time of year by implementing a new system ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FEMA says you have 2 weeks left to apply for disaster help WNCT By Rachel Gallaher RALEIGH, NC – If you live, own or rent a home or business in any of counties affected by the April 16 tornadoes, FEMA wants you to know there is only two weeks left to apply for disaster help. The deadline to register for Federal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SIFF assists Spring Storms Disaster Relief Fund Examiner.com The duo will be accepting donations for the Spring Storms Disaster Relief fund at SIFF37 screenings of the film Tornado Alley tonight at the Pacific Science Center IMAX. Tornado Alley is the Storm Chasers documentary about the most ambitious effort ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Assurant Foundation Contributes $50000 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief ... PR Newswire (press release) NEW YORK, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Assurant Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Assurant, Inc., announced today that it will donate $50000 to the American Red Cross to assist residents of the communities in Alabama, Massachusetts, Missouri and ... See all stories on this topic » |
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