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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: disaster preparedness

disaster preparedness stories: 10 news summaries

FEMA Is Also in the
Prevention Business

Agency funds preparation projects; some scientists want to see more

Feb 15, 09 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - FEMA may be best known for its response in times of crisis, but it also tries to provide help before disaster strikes, NPR reports. In the tiny Missouri hamlet of Niangua, a tornado shelter mostly funded by the agency will soon be able to house the entire town—a relief... More »

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tornado • shelter • FEMA • Missouri • disaster preparedness

OPINION

 Why Wasn't 
 India Prepared? 

In aftermath, many ask how 10 men wreaked such havoc

Nov 29, 08 7:10 PM CST
(Newser) - With Mumbai's bloody 3-day siege over, questions are arising about India's failure to anticipate and quickly repel the attack on its financial capital, the New York Times reports. A gang of only 10 terrorists caused widespread carnage, infiltrating three buildings, fighting off security forces, and fooling them into believing there... More »

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military • India • police • Mumbai • response • disaster preparedness • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack

 5M to Take Part 
 in LA Quake Drill 

Southern California readies for 'the Big One' of earthquake-preparedness events

Nov 11, 08 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Geologists are hoping a huge party will shake some earthquake awareness into jaded Angelenos, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Great Southern California ShakeOut—an earthquake drill followed by a huge rally—is scheduled for Thursday morning and 5 million people have signed up so far, putting the event on... More »

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California • Los Angeles • geologist • disaster preparedness • earthquake • San Andreas Fault

 Hanna Threatens, 
 But All Eyes on Ike 

States act to protect citizenry from tropical storm, but worry about impending hurricane

Sep 4, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Southeastern states are taking precautions for the impending landfall of Hanna, which is expected to arrive as a low-level hurricane on Saturday, the AP reports. But planners and the East Coast populace are also looking down the road to Ike, which remains a Category 4 hurricane charging toward the Bahamas.... More »

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South Carolina • North Carolina • Massachusetts • disaster preparedness • Hurricane Hanna • Hurricane Ike

ANALYSIS

 Gustav: Risks, Rewards for GOP

McCain appears presidential; Repubs, compassionate

Sep 1, 08 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - For Republicans, the challenge of Hurricane Gustav's disruption of the party convention is to use it to their advantage without looking like political opportunists, writes Susan Page in USA Today. The cancellation of today's events offers risks and rewards—on the one hand, the loss of an evening of prime-time... More »

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John McCain • Hurricane Katrina • Republican Party • disaster preparedness • George W. Bush • Hurricane Gustav • Republican National Convention

 US Seeks to Weaken Hurricanes

Scientists propose techniques to modify the weather

Aug 2, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security is hoping that weather-altering techniques can lessen the devastation caused by hurricanes, the Daily Telegraph reports. A hurricane reduction program likely to begin in October will devote $64 million to efforts such as spreading tiny salt particles in the storms to drain them of much... More »

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weather • Hurricane Katrina • severe weather • winds • flood • Department of Homeland Security • hurricane • weather modification • disaster preparedness • disaster

 Here We Go Again... 

Rockier-than-average hurricane season predicted; 5 possibly severe

May 22, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal storm watchers warned of a possible 16 named storms, and five major hurricanes, this year, the Miami Herald reports. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a 65% probability that the hurricane season, which stretches for 6 months from June 1, “may very well be a busy”... More »

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winds • tropical storms • hurricane • predictions • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • disaster preparedness • Federal government

 World 'Knew' About 
 Cyclone, Expert Says 

Burma says it warned citizens 5 days before landfall

May 9, 08 9:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burma says it warned its people of Cyclone Nargis 5 days before landfall, when it learned of the storm over news wires—but one expert believes Burma's media outlets were too primitive to spread the message. With Burma's death toll as high as 100,000, Newsweek talked to a global... More »

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weather • cyclone • natural disaster • Myanmar • Burma • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center • disaster preparedness • Cyclone Nargis • World Meteorological Organization

 Big Quake
 Will Rock Calif.
 by 2038: Study 

Scientists warn state to plan for 7.5 mag temblor

Apr 14, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A major earthquake is almost inevitable in California in the next 30 years, a new study says. The likely target is Southern California, which has a 97% chance of a 6.7 magnitude quake and 37% chance of a 7.5. Because it has suffered more big quakes in the... More »

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California • Southern California • Richter scale • natural disaster • US Geological Survey • disaster preparedness • earthquake

'US Ill Prepared for Disaster'

Study warns of inability to meet emergencies, funding cuts

Dec 19, 07 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The US is not prepared for major disasters, including biological attacks and pandemics, and funding to meet such emergencies is falling, according to a new study. Thirteen states don't have adequate plans to distribute vaccines, 12 states don't have systems to track the spread of diseases and 7 states are... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • World Health Organization • H5N1 • Trust for America's Health • National Association of County and City Health Officials • disaster preparedness

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