{"id":1271,"date":"2014-01-06T18:01:53","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T18:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abetteremergency.com\/blog\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2014-01-06T18:01:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-06T18:01:53","slug":"week-of-january-5-emergency-news-you-can-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abetteremergency.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/week-of-january-5-emergency-news-you-can-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of January 5: 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

Like a number of readers, I’m working through the arctic blast in the Midwest. I can only guess at the horror stories that will emerge over the next week about stranded motorists, elderly shut-ins, and homeless people who have suffered. We like to blame these cold fronts on our Canadian neighbors, though we should cut them some slack after this costly disaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Perhaps reading about the slugfest at climate talks<\/a>\u00a0will help you warm up. \u00a0As bad as the severe cold is, can you imagine what it would be like to have a power blackout<\/a> coincide with a storm like this? Read up on Tokyo’s power supply projections<\/a> for their next, big and highly probable, earthquake occurrence.<\/p>\n

You have to give credit to the emergency planners in Japan. I have never seen planning to this level of detail, \u00a0vulnerability of elevators to quakes latest concern for Tokyo residents<\/a>,\u00a0occur in the United States. \u00a0 What the Philippines can learn from Japan about preparedness<\/a> is good article where we can learn from what others have done.<\/p>\n

Speaking of good planning practices, Australians are making use of hazard maps<\/a>. These should help localities better prepare for predictable events. \u00a0I posted about Geofencing Alerts<\/a> some time ago, and this new system that\u00a0could warn of impending disaster faster<\/a> caught my eye.<\/p>\n

It’s good to hear that classes resume tomorrow in Yolanda-hit areas<\/a>. I found the new program designed to support disaster preparedness among kids<\/a> to be interesting. \u00a0Does it bother anyone else that we always seem to do after disasters, what we should have done before? \u00a0I think\u00a0Building \u201cstorm-resilient\u201d shelters<\/a> is a great example of trying to adapt to challenges as opposed to arrogantly assuming we can build to withstand anything.<\/p>\n

We often focus on the immediate care needs of disaster survivors. However, reading about the\u00a0long-term health problems after natural disasters strike<\/a> helps you appreciate that efforts are likely to continue well past the point of media interest. \u00a0Initially, I thought that Japan\u2019s homeless recruited to clean up Fukushima nuclear disaster zone<\/a> could be a good thing. The people are unemployed, and older so there’s less chance for a cumulative dosage problem of radiation. Unfortunately, it only reinforces the concept of people taking advantage of others. It also makes me question how good the clean-up job is.<\/p>\n

On the lighter side of disasters, shark now tweet to help keep swimmers safe<\/a>. \u00a0I wonder if it’s possible to affix similar devices to obnoxious people?<\/p>\n

[GARD]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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