{"id":1399,"date":"2014-03-13T17:02:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T17:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abetteremergency.com\/blog\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2014-03-13T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T17:02:23","slug":"week-of-march-9th-emergency-news-you-can-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abetteremergency.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/week-of-march-9th-emergency-news-you-can-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of March 9th: Emergency News You Can Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"mailto:abetteremergency@gmail.com\">abetteremergency@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I think <a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/opinion\/2022992190_timothymelbourneopedearthquakes26xml.html\">what our region has not learned from the Japan earthquake and tsunami<\/a> should be required reading for voters and politicians responsible for making wise disaster preparedness choices. \u00a0For who don&#8217;t live on the west coast, read about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.decodedscience.com\/new-madrid-seismic-zone-aftershocks-future-threat\/43064\">New Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s more and more effort to quantify how much, if any, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Science\/2014\/0225\/Radioactive-materials-from-Japan-s-Fukushima-disaster-reaches-Canada-say-scientists\">radioactive contamination is in the ocean currents<\/a>. \u00a0I think staying abreast of the issue is everyone&#8217;s responsibility. \u00a0We can&#8217;t use our oceans as dumping grounds. It&#8217;s time to wake up.<\/p>\n<p>With the astronomical amount of money spent on <a href=\"http:\/\/japandailypress.com\/new-tokyo-governor-pledges-disaster-prevention-is-first-priority-for-2020-olympics-2544825\/\">community preparation for the Olympics<\/a>, I suggest we hold them in depressed areas instead. Get\u00a0innovative builders to design venues that can host events for a couple weeks, then convert them into modest\u00a0housing and community infrastructure for locals post-Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsecuritybeat.org\/2014\/02\/system-shock-prevent-disaster-change-paradigm\/#.Uw250fldU18\">Changing the paradigm to prevent the next disaster<\/a> is worth your time.<\/p>\n<p>Three worthwhile articles to consider. The first looks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglotopia.net\/news-features\/natural-disasters-affect-economy\/\">how natural disasters affect the economy<\/a>, from a positive and\u00a0negative perspective. \u00a0The second offers a <a href=\"http:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/580902\/shoebox-takes-new-dimension-disaster-readiness\">simple attempt to enhance people&#8217;s ability to survive disasters<\/a>. The last is a sobering view of the long-term impacts developed nations suffer after disaster strikes. It includes terms like <a href=\" http:\/\/tvnz.co.nz\/national-news\/number-almost-homeless-rise-in-christchurch-5852115\">&#8220;almost homeless.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The goal of any earthquake resistant structural design is to ensure the building does not kill the occupants. \u00a0Hopefully this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rgj.com\/article\/20140226\/NEWS02\/302260053\/-Earthquake-engineer-s-dream-installed-UNR-watch-video-?nclick_check=1\">new feature<\/a> will result in lives saved through better testing and building.<\/p>\n<p>[GARD]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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