{"id":1216,"date":"2013-12-23T21:10:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T21:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abetteremergency.com\/blog\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2013-12-23T21:10:26","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T21:10:26","slug":"week-of-december-22-emergency-news-you-can-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abetteremergency.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/week-of-december-22-emergency-news-you-can-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of December 22: Emergency News You Can Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

A weekly round-up of news, articles and surveys to make your next emergency better. Have a suggestion for the round-up? Contact me at abetteremergency@gmail.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you are following the topic of climate change, live near the coast or along a river impacted by the tides, you may want to read about how high will sea levels rise<\/a>. I can think of a number of events which occurred in 2013 which were low points, but check out 9 Reasons Why 2013 Was Not The Best Year In Human History<\/a> for climate change. The United Nations is also working to outline plans for a 2015 global disaster risk reduction deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I guess it’s “official” that Yolanda<\/a> was the deadliest disaster in 2013. However, radiation releases from the Fukushima <\/a>disaster could be the disaster gift that keeps on giving both relative to the food chain and health and medical issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As bad as the 2011 earthquake and tsunami were, reading about revised projections for an earthquake hitting Tokyo<\/a> are sobering. It’s fair to suggest that the world expects such massive events impacting Japan, but how many people are aware that Hawaii is at risk<\/a> of suffering from an even greater event?<\/p>\n

We know disasters will strike somewhere across the globe in 2014 and that people will be forced from their homes. I found a couple of articles with potential housing solutions. One is for more emergent and short term use<\/a>, and the second is aimed at providing a longer-term solution<\/a>. <\/p>\n

As a former paramedic, I administered my fair share of emergency medications. This article about drug shortages <\/a>affecting hospitals and EMS caught my eye.<\/p>\n

The trials and tribulations of the Sochi Olympic torch<\/a> may be good for a chuckle. Though since the location of winter games were first announced, the unrest that has been pervasive in that region of the world has been a cause of concern. I hope the torch mishaps aren’t a portent of things to come. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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