Emergency Management writes the following about the importance of repairing America’s crumbling infrastructure: They call it “critical” infrastructure for a reason. Roads and bridges, energy, water, even the food supply: The loss of any one of these can bring a region to its knees. It’s not just the collapse of a critical resource [...]
Reductions in public health budgets at the federal, state and local levels threaten to further weaken disaster response, a report says. By Carolyne Krupa, amednews staff The country has made significant strides since the 2001 terrorist attacks in the ability of physicians, hospitals, health departments and others to respond to disasters. But …
The increase of severe weather events is having an adverse impact on public health, safety and the economy, according to data compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The data reveals that all 50 states had experienced record-breaking severe weather events in the first 10 months of 2011, including …
Differences in seismic activity along the San Andreas fault appear to be related to strength variations in the lower crust and upper mantle, as suggested by new findings in the Dec. 1 edition of Nature. U.S. Geological Survey scientist Paul Bedrosian, along with colleagues Michael Becken, Oliver Ritter, and Ute Weckmann from the …
By: Scott W. Ream on November 21, 2011 Hospitals, their advocacy groups and other government organizations play a central role in disaster response and have created disaster plans that address the mitigation, preparedness and response phases of the disaster management cycle. But organizations also face the challenges of planning for recovery and …
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