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Hurricane Forecast: Another Busy Atlantic Season
May 23, 2013 2:55 pm | by SETH BORENSTEIN,AP Science Writer | News | CommentsGet ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes.
UN Global Disasters Forum Opens With Condolences For Oklahoma City Tornado Victims
May 22, 2013 9:25 am | by The United Nations | News | Comments“Our thoughts and hearts go to the people of Oklahoma and we hope that help will reach those in need soon,” Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson told participants at the opening of the 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which is on the theme: “Invest Today for a Safer Tomorrow.”
Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims By Donating To The Red Cross
May 21, 2013 11:19 am | News | CommentsPeople who wish to make a donation can support American Red Cross Disaster Relief, which helps provide food, shelter and emotional support to those affected by disasters like the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas as well as disasters big and small throughout the United States. You can donate today by visiting www.redcross.org.
Tornadoes Slam Plains, Midwest
May 20, 2013 12:07 pm | by SEAN MURPHY,Associated Press | News | CommentsForecasters had been warning of bad weather since Wednesday and on Sunday said conditions had ripened for powerful tornadoes. Wall-to-wall broadcasts of storm information spread the word Sunday, leaving Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth grateful.
Cuomo Proposes 3-Year Rate Freeze In LIPA Takeover
May 20, 2013 11:39 am | by MICHAEL GORMLEY,Associated Press | News | CommentsCuomo said that even if the transition from LIPA, and its currently contracted operator, National Grid, isn't done in time for the summer and fall hurricane season, Long Islanders will still be better served. Cuomo said he will end what he called the current, confusing relationship by empowering National Grid to act quickly and decisively in the event of major power outages.
Ripple Effect After Fire Takes Out Town Store
May 9, 2013 10:33 am | by MEAD GRUVER,Associated Press | News | CommentsIt all began when a man with black shoe polish smeared all over his face exited Interstate 25 and barreled into town one evening last winter. A witness said John Barberini didn't brake before he crashed into the Horton's Corner convenience store Dec. 30, starting a fire that burned up his sport utility vehicle, burned down the store and caused a massive lingering headache for the 200 people of Chugwater.
$475M In Sandy Aid Released
May 8, 2013 10:49 am | by ANDREW MIGA,Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Interior Department said it is releasing more than $475 million to help repair the damage from Superstorm Sandy. The money will go for 234 projects that will repair and rebuild parks, refuges and other agency facilities damaged by the storm and help get them ready for the summer season. Some of the money will go to repairs to help the Statue of Liberty in New York reopen in time for Independence Day.
Governor Wants Disaster Loans For Indiana Counties
May 8, 2013 10:42 am | News | CommentsGov. Mike Pence is asking federal officials for low-interest disaster loans for central Indiana counties following recent flooding. Pence requested the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide disaster loans for Grant, Howard and Tipton counties because of severe storms and flooding April 17-23.
Continuity Q&A: Bob Boyd On Agility
May 7, 2013 2:29 pm | Articles | CommentsContinuity Insights sat down with Bob Boyd, president and CEO of Agility Recovery Solutions, a former division of General Electric (GE), to find out more about what he enjoys most about the BC/DR field, how his company operates, the biggest challenge Agility has faced, and what he sees for the future of disaster preparedness.
It's Business, Just Not As Usual, After Tornado
April 29, 2013 10:08 pm | by HASKEL BURNS,The Hattiesburg American | News | CommentsIn keeping with the traditional Mississippi never-say-die attitude, many Hattiesburg-area business owners affected by the Feb. 10 tornado are getting back on their feet — and back in business. Employees at Carlstedt's Florist had to work out of refrigerated trucks after the EF4 tornado tore off the back of the building.
Monstrous Explosion Rocks Texas Fertilizer Plant
April 18, 2013 12:42 pm | by JOHN L. MONE & MICHAEL BRICK,Associated Press | News | CommentsRescue workers searched the smoldering ruins of a fertilizer plant Thursday for survivors of a monstrous explosion that leveled homes and businesses in every direction across the Texas prairie. As many as 15 people were feared dead and more than 160 others injured.
Spring Storm Spawns 12 Tornadoes; Three Dead
April 14, 2013 4:32 pm | by HOLBROOK MOHR,Associated Press | News | CommentsA powerful spring storm unleashed tornadoes and winds strong enough to peel the roofs from homes in the Deep South and heaped snow and ice on the Midwest, killing three people and leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that the storm system spawned 12 tornadoes in six states in recent days.
Audit Says Katrina Aid May Have Been Misspent
April 8, 2013 10:30 am | by ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press | News | CommentsFederal investigators said Wednesday that as much as $700 million in federal aid intended to help some 24,000 Louisiana families elevate their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 may have been misspent. "The state did not have conclusive evidence" that $698.5 million in disaster recovery aid was used to elevate homes, the auditors wrote.
Utility Seeks $414M For Cleanup Costs From Five Storms
March 29, 2013 9:31 am | News | CommentsConnecticut's biggest utility asked regulators Thursday to allow it to charge customers $414 million for costs related to five destructive storms last year and in 2011, a request that would increase the typical customer's bill $3 a month.
Google Adds Street Views Inside Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Zone
March 28, 2013 10:56 am | by YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsConcrete rubble litters streets lined with shuttered shops and dark windows. A collapsed roof juts from the ground. A ship sits stranded on a stretch of dirt flattened when the tsunami roared across the coastline. There isn't a person in sight.
NYC Post-Sandy Home Repair Program Passes 20K Mark
March 25, 2013 3:33 pm | by JENNIFER PELTZ,Associated Press | News | CommentsIn a government experiment as officials faced the challenge of housing thousands of displaced people in a densely built and expensive city, officials decided to spend about $500 million sending workers to install boilers, replace electrical panels and make other basic fixes for free so residents could return. Work began three weeks after the Oct. 29 storm.
Small Plane Smashes Into Indiana House, Two Killed
March 18, 2013 4:29 pm | by TOM COYNE,Associated Press | News | CommentsA small private aircraft clipped two houses before smashing into a third and snapping in half, killing two people inside the plane and leaking enough jet fuel to force the evacuation of nearby homes in a northern Indiana neighborhood, authorities said.
Researchers: Massive Oregon Quake Is A Matter Of When, Not If
March 18, 2013 1:02 pm | by LAUREN GAMBINO,Associated Press | News | CommentsMore than 10,000 people could die when a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the Pacific Northwest coast, researchers told Oregon legislators. When it hits, the report says, many communities will be left without water, power, heat and telephone service.
TOMI SteraMist Technology Used In Hurricane Sandy Clean-Up
December 3, 2012 5:24 pm | News | CommentsTOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc., a global bacteria decontamination and infectious disease control company, announced that its SteraMist activated hydrogen peroxide technology has been utilized in clean-up efforts in connection with Hurricane Sandy.
NJ Roller Coaster Submerged By Sandy To Go
November 27, 2012 10:08 am | News | CommentsSeaside Heights Mayor Bill Akers last week told a TV station that the coaster would make a "great tourist attraction." But the mayor now says that "was not the brightest comment." Casino Pier officials say they are still assessing the damage.
Engineer: Excavation Led To Katrina Collapse
September 17, 2012 5:01 pm | by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press | News | CommentsExcavation work by an Army Corps of Engineers contractor weakened New Orleans floodwalls and caused them to breach in two places during Hurricane Katrina, an engineering expert testified Monday. The excavation work created subterranean water pressures that led to the failure of floodwalls meant to protect the city's Lower 9th Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish.
Villages Slowly Vanish In Slow-Motion Flood
September 17, 2012 3:59 pm | by EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ & TRENTON DANIEL, Associated Press | News | CommentsIt's been a slow-motion disaster and potentially catastrophic for two countries already burdened by major environmental challenges. The waters' rise has worsened exponentially in recent years, especially after heavy rains in 2007 and 2008 hit the island of Hispaniola, which both countries share.
Costa Rica Escapes Serious Damage From Magnitude-7.6 Earthquake
September 6, 2012 3:55 pm | by CESAR BARRANTES & Press DANICA COTO, Associated Press | News | CommentsCosta Rica suffered remarkably little damage from Wednesday's magnitude-7.6 quake — a few blocked highways, some collapsed houses and one death, of a heart attack caused by fright. Officials credited the relatively deep location of the quake and building codes that Costa Rican officials call as strict as those in California and Japan.
Ex-Disaster Recovery Executive Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud
May 29, 2012 2:42 pm | News | CommentsAn indictment unsealed this month alleges wrongdoing when Brian Marshall was a vice president and on the board of now-defunct Home Solutions of America.
Enterprise Response To A Complete Site Loss: Tennessee Valley Flooding
May 7, 2012 12:03 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Webinars | CommentsIn order to overcome the numerous challenges associated with the recovery, Convergys employed workload transition, work-at-home implementation, mobile work-area-recovery, alternate site identification and build-out, and satellite connectivity. Additionally, a tiered incident command team was used to assess the impacts of the flooding and administer the solutions.
