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OPINION: Discussion of unusing the National HIV strategy to counter the coronavirus

Tue, 2020-09-29 15:51 — mike kraft
Could the National HIV Strategy Help Guide the Covid Fight? The Trump administration hasn't created a comprehensive plan for battling the pandemic. Some researchers propose borrowing one from the past. Maryn McKenna Wired
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CDC: Under attack by Trump official for "sedition" and background on its early response problems.

Mon, 2020-09-14 18:48 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The top communications official at the powerful cabinet department in charge of combating the coronavirus made outlandish and false claims on Sunday that career government scientists were engaging in “sedition” in their handling of the pandemic and that left-wing hit squads were preparing for armed insurrection after the election.

Michael Caputo, 58, the assistant secretary of public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services, said without evidence that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was harboring a “resistance unit” determined to undermine President Trump.

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Description of how COVID-19 ravaged Florida as Governor sidelined scientists and followed Trump

Sun, 2020-07-26 17:26 — mike kraft
Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump Experts say the state suffered from centralized decision-making divorced from scientific evidence. Cleve Wootson, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lori Rozsa, Josh Dawsey Washington Post
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ANALYSIS: How America’fumbled its response to the coronavirus

Mon, 2020-07-20 13:51 — mike kraft
The crisis that shocked the world: America’s response to the coronavirus How the world’s richest country got into this dismal situation is a complicated tale that exposes the flaws and fissures in a nation long proud of its ability to meet cataclysmic challenges. Joel Achenbach, William Wan, Karin Brulliard, Chelsea Janes Washington Post

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US Covid-19 cases are climbing but some state and local leaders clash over moves to curb the spread

Sun, 2020-07-12 10:09 — mike kraft
US Covid-19 cases are climbing but some state and local leaders clash over moves to curb the spread With coronavirus cases climbing across the US, local and state leaders have found themselves at odds over the types of restrictions that should be in place to move forward effectively. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

 

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'Everyone Would Have Left': Putting Lessons From Hurricane Michael To Work

Sat, 2019-06-08 01:38 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

A boat moved by Hurricane Michael rests near a canal in May in Mexico Beach, Fla. Seven months after the hurricane made landfall, the town is still littered with heavily damaged or destroyed homes and businesses.  Scott Olson/Getty Images

npr.org - by Greg Allen - June 7, 2019

As another hurricane season begins, emergency managers and other officials throughout the Southeast and along the Gulf Coast are applying lessons they learned last year during Hurricane Michael. Those lessons include how they conduct evacuations . . .

 . . . we're going to start seeing a lot of things change . . . 

 . . . Among those likely changes: how people prepare for storms, how many evacuate and how strong new construction on Florida's Panhandle will need to be to survive hurricanes like Michael.

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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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Our platform provides unprecedented situational awareness and actionable insights for decision-makers.

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Tropical Storm Jose - Tropical-Storm-Force Winds Probability

Fri, 2017-09-15 14:34 — Maeryn Obley

Current predicted probability of tropical-storm-force winds from Tropical Storm Jose.

Image: Current predicted probability of tropical-storm-force winds from Tropical Storm Jose.

nhc.noaa.gov - September 15th 2017

Note: The time of the tropical cyclone's center location at the bottom of the graphic will be 3 hours earlier than the time of the current advisory. The forecast cycle for each advisory begins 3 hours prior to the issuance of the advisory products.

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Desperation Mounts in Caribbean Islands: ‘All the Food Is Gone’

Mon, 2017-09-11 21:24 — Maeryn Obley

A street in St. Martin after Hurricane Irma. Residents spoke of a disintegration in law and order as survivors struggled in the face of severe food and water shortages. Credit Martin Bureau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Image: A street in St. Martin after Hurricane Irma. Residents spoke of a disintegration in law and order as survivors struggled in the face of severe food and water shortages. Credit Martin Bureau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

nytimes.com - Azam Ahmed and Kirk Semple - September 10th 2017

At dawn, people began to gather, quietly planning for survival after Hurricane Irma.

They started with the grocery stores, scavenging what they needed for sustenance: water, crackers, fruit.

But by nightfall on Thursday, what had been a search for food took a more menacing turn, as groups of people, some of them armed, swooped in and took whatever of value was left: electronics, appliances and vehicles.

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Free Resources for Disaster Resilience

Sun, 2017-06-25 08:52 — Kathy Gilbeaux
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No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses, and recent events have proven that even prepared communities can be overwhelmed in a state of emergency. Our reports provide guidelines and targeted resources for all stakeholders in a disaster response, including state and local governments, emergency medical services and health care centers. Read these online for free.
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