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Tag Archives: disaster
Christchurch Earthquake
NASA writes about the religion of earthquakes: It is a modern human tendency to focus on the number of an earthquake—specifically, the magnitude, or what people used to call the “Richter scale.” But the destruction from a quake usually has more to do with location and timing. Such was the case with the earthquake in [...]
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Red Cross Spends Over $1B
The Red Cross announced it surpassed 1 billion dollars of spending in 2008. There is some debate as to why expenditures hit a record high. Is it because of the increased need for relief or because of the increased ability to reach relief victims? The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is based in [...]
Mississippi Disaster
President Obama Signs Mississippi Disaster Declaration The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes during the period of March 25-28, 2009. Federal funding is available to State and eligible [...]
Earthquake in L’Aquila
Italian Red Cross Responds to Earthquake in L’Aquila Italy — At least 217 people died in an an earthquake centered around L’Aquila. Overnight, more than 100 people were rescued from under fallen buildings. It is estimated that thousands of people are without homes. The Red Cross says: The American Red Cross will continue to monitor [...]
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith Annex VI on Liability Arising From Environmental Emergencies to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Annex VI), adopted on June 14, 2005, at the twenty-eighth [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Antarctica, crisis management, environmental protection, science 1 Comment
Earthquake Insurance After Virginia Quake