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lorida reopens: DeSantis lifts state’s coronavirus restrictions

Fri, 2020-09-25 19:35 — mike kraft
Florida reopens: DeSantis lifts state’s coronavirus restrictions Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Friday removing remaining capacity restrictions on bars, restaurants and retail stores statewide. The order also prohibits local governments from closing businesses or collecting fines related to pandemic mandates. The order takes effect immediately. Gray Rohrer, Austin Fuller, Steven Lemongello orlandosentinel.com
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Hidalgo County is one of the most extreme examples of how the coronavirus has shifted from dealing its heaviest blows to northeastern urban areas to now reaching all corners of the country. As the death count grows, smaller towns and rural communities bea

Tue, 2020-09-22 20:02 — mike kraft
America's 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths: Small Cities And Towns Bear A Growing Share Early in the pandemic, most deaths occurred in large cities. But now, as COVID-19 spreads across the U.S., smaller communities are suffering many losses as well. NPR.org

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Some Urban Hospitals Face Closure Or Cutbacks As The Pandemic Adds To Fiscal Woes

Wed, 2020-09-16 09:17 — mike kraft
Some Urban Hospitals Face Closure Or Cutbacks As The Pandemic Adds To Fiscal Woes Experts fear that the economic pressures of the COVID-19 crisis are helping push some urban hospitals over the edge at the very time they are most needed in low-income communities. NPR.org
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Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons

Thu, 2020-08-27 08:46 — mike kraft
Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons A destructive storm is rising from warm waters. Again. America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which is... AP NEWS

 ...America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which is menacing the U.S. Gulf Coast, because of a combination of increased coastal development, natural climate cycles, reductions in air pollution and man-made climate change, experts say.

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New York City ahead of curve on COVID-19, but faces risks going into fall: experts

Fri, 2020-08-21 09:34 — mike kraft
New York City ahead of curve on COVID-19, but faces risks going into fall: experts New York City, once an epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, has managed to contain the virus as it reopens, but faces risks of an uptick in cases in the fall, public health experts told Reuters. Carl O'Donnell U.S.
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Birx warns 9 cities, California's central valley about increasing coronavirus cases

Thu, 2020-08-06 09:24 — mike kraft
Birx warns 9 cities, California's central valley about increasing coronavirus cases The White House coronavirus task force is warning states about an uptick in coronavirus test positivity rates in a number of new cities this week. Shelby Lin Erdman, CNN CNN

NN)The White House coronavirus task force is warning states about an uptick in coronavirus test positivity rates in a number of new cities this week.

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San Francisco flattened the curve early. Now, coronavirus cases are surging.

Mon, 2020-08-03 10:16 — mike kraft
San Francisco flattened the curve early. Now, coronavirus cases are surging. The Bay Area was supposed to be exceptional. Quarantine fatigue and a prison outbreak changed that. Heather Kelly, Rachel Lerman Washington Post

SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area was supposed to be exceptional.

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Despite pressure from Trump, major districts say schools will stay closed in fall

Tue, 2020-07-14 10:55 — mike kraft
Despite pressure from Trump, major districts say schools will stay closed in fall California’s two largest districts will keep students home as the pandemic worsens. Laura Meckler Washington Post
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Pittsburgh Seemed Like a Virus Success Story. Now Cases Are Surging.

Sun, 2020-07-12 19:53 — mike kraft

PITTSBURGH — A little more than three weeks ago, officials in Pittsburgh announced a milestone enviable for almost any major city in America: A day had gone by without a single new confirmed case of the coronavirus. It was good news for a city that had seen only a modest outbreak all along, even as the virus raged through places like Philadelphia and New York.

That was then.

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One Concern Uses AI to Streamline Disaster Relief Efforts

Fri, 2018-11-16 23:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

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fastcompany.com - by Katharine Schwab - November 15, 2018

 . . . One Concern is launching a machine learning platform that provides cities with specialized maps to help emergency crews decide where to focus their efforts in a flood. The maps update in real-time based on data about where water is flowing to estimate where people need help the most. It’s the latest in a wave of AI-powered tools aimed at helping cities prepare for an era of severe, and increasingly frequent, disasters.

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