Disaster

Chaos and Cholera: Haiti's Message to the Tea Party (and the Rest of Us)

Mark Schuller | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: U.S. Presidential Election, Haiti-Emergency Response, 2012 Republican Primary, Romney, Haiti-Earthquake, Santorum, Obamacare, Republic of Ngos, Haiti, Ngos, Bill Clinton, Neoliberalism, Disaster, Privatization, Cholera, Ngoization, Nongovernmental Organizations, Tea Party, World News

This Tuesday, April 10, Rick Santorum, who had given Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney a serious run for his money, bowed out of the race, leaving th...

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WATCH: Titanic Jamboree's Missing Story - Bruce Ismay Not the Villain?

David Tereshchuk | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Iceberg, Titanic, Titanic Sinking, J. Bruce Ismay, Disaster, White Star Line, Coward, Sinking, Belfast Shipyard, Video, Bruce Ismay, Titanic Centenary, Titanic Centennial, Media News

Chairman of the White Star Line Ismay notoriously managed to escape into a lifeboat along with women and children. But was this simply an example of brutish, unmanly selfishness? Or was there some other explanation for his survival?

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The Titanic 100 Years On: Technology, Infallibility, and Mindfulness

Levi Ben-Shmuel | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: National Geographic, Captain Smith, Mindfulness, Titanic, Titanic Anniversary, Titanic 100 Year Anniversary, Titanic Sinking, Disaster, Failing Technology, Technology, R. M. S. Titanic, The Titanic, Healthy Living News

The wonders of technology do not give us a pass on being present in this moment, and to use as much wisdom as we can muster to move forward in life by doing as little harm as possible.

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The Titanic Launched Our Fascination With Disasters

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Titanic Disaster, Titanic, Titanic Anniversary, Titanic 100 Year Anniversary, Disaster, Titanic 100th Anniversary, Titanic 100, The Titanic, Culture News

-- Epic disasters – the anguished cries, the stories of heroism – are the central narratives of our age, both enthralling and horrifying....

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Natural Disasters and Their After-Effects on Poverty

Amy Guerrieri | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Poverty, Housing, Nutrition, Rockin' Appalachian Mom Proj, United States, Disaster, Kentucky, Ramp, Tornado, Martin County, Amy Guerrieri, Impact News

What remains of the homes and the lives that were destroyed?

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"Seashore"

Gideon Resnick | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: House, Cigarettes, Sea, Poems, Disaster, Moon, Oceans, Fire, Mascara, Love, Boats, Death, Embrace, Arts News

Silently creeping deviance, She swam to the shore, cigarette ablaze With the light of the moonlit glow That glazed her eyes red revenge, Sopping seas...

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Social Media Reunites Tornado Survivors With Their Pets

The Huffington Post | Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Alabama Tornadoes, Pets, Sherill Metz Dog, Sherill Metz Lola, Sherill Metz Tornado, Tornado Survivors Pets Facebook, Huntsville Tornado, Reunion, Facebook, Social Media, Alabama Tornado, Video, Sherill Metz, Lost and Found, Disaster, Tornado Survivors, Tornado, Good News News

In the wake of the devastating spate of storms that swept through the South and Midwest last week, many beloved pets are missing. Once an animal i...

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Why Rituals Matter After Disaster

Rev. Earl E. Johnson | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Disaster, Chaplain, Ritual, Spirituality, Emotional Health, Religion and Recovery, Trauma, Disaster Chaplain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Religion News

Emotional and spiritual care is just about celebration as much is it is about mourning loss and change.

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The Power of Compassion

Deborah Calla | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Success, Disaster, Rumi, Competitiveness, Compassion, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

The human experience is based on exchange and connectedness. We do need each other to experience and to share.

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The Future of Foreign Aid Money

Tom Murphy | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Relief, Disaster Relief, Money, Pakistan, Reuters, Aid, Disaster, Development, Haiti, Impact News

Reuters is stepping up to provide more comprehensive coverage of humanitarian aid. Recently, they launched the 'Future of Aid' section that is filled ...

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Will Wrecked Cruise Ship Ever Sail Again?

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Tourism, Video, Disaster, Italy, Travel, Costa Concordia, Cruise Ship, Salvage, Science News

By: Life's Little Mysteries Staff Published: 01/17/2012 04:49 PM EST on Lifes Little Mysteries Divers are searching for survivors of...

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Snow Use Being Unhappy

Nick Abbot | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Russia, Mervyn King, Cup-Cakes, Economy, War, Disaster, Bankers, Euro 2012, Happiness, Cocaine, UK Comedy News

You might think that the government spending two million pounds of the public's money on finding out whether we are happy would make us all sad but you would be wrong.

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How Panic Doomed Air France Flight 447

Jeff Wise | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Air France 447, Airplane Crash, Airplane, Air France Flight 447, Air France, France, Brazil, Slidepollajax, Disaster, Travel Blogs, Pilots, Popular Mechanics, Travel News

How, in the age of satellite navigation and instantaneous global communication, could a state-of-the art airliner simply vanish?

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Behind the Scenes at Disaster Planning & Response Art Rescue

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Furniture, Stan Bernacki, Sculpture, Planning, Art Repair, Conservators, Art Conservation, Painting, Transportation, Terry Dowd, Art, Response, Disaster, Storage, DPR Art Rescue, Chicago News

DPR Art Rescue handles art emergencies. They can evacuate and care for artwork in the event of a fire, flood or any natural emergency. Now that's an organization that supports artists!

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No Federal Help For Virginia Town After 3 Disasters

AP | By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Virginia, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Fema, Video, Disaster, Hurricane Irene, Earthquake, Louisa County, Tornado, DC Earthquake, DC News

LOUISA, Va. -- Residents of this rural community just outside Richmond know they may be lucky, seeing as how no one died in the earthquake, hurricane ...

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Long-Term Rebuilding in the Aftermath of Disasters

Jonathan T.M. Reckford | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Disaster, Habitat for Humanity, Natural Disaster, Natural Disasters, Disaster Relief, World Habitat Day, Impact News

As we focus on the global need for adequate shelter on this World Habitat Day, we implore business, government, policy, civic and relief organization leaders to work together to institute practices that support adequate housing in all areas of the world.

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Are Extreme Events Roadblocks to Growth?

Erwann Michel-Kerjan | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Disaster, Japan Earthquake Today, Rebuilding After Disasters, Natural Disaster Aid, Japan Earthquake, Rebuilding Haiti, Haiti Relief Efforts, Rebuilding Japan, Financial Coverage Disasters, Impact News

The past 18 months have illustrated our fragility to large-scale natural disasters at both extremes of the economic spectrum.

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Images and Video of Texas Wildfire Devastation

Andrew Shapter | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Texas, Austin, Devastating-Consequences, Bastrop, Disaster, Central Texas, Wildfires, Andrew Shapter, Rick Perry, Green News

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The Calm During the Storm: How the Media Actually Got It Right This Week

Raymond Schillinger | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Irene, Hurricane Irene, Disaster, Disaster Preparedness, Storm Season, Media, Mass Media, Severe Weather, Media News

As the flood waters recede and the news cycles resumes its deafening roar, we stand to gain from one more lesson learned: while our human-made problems and conflicts seem indomitable, they are the only ones we truly have the power to resolve.

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Prepare Yourself In Case Of Emergency

Suzy Cohen, R.Ph. | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Disaster, Hurricane, Pharmacy, Suzy Cohen, Pharmacist, Medications, Medicine, Hurricane Irene 2011, Healthy Living News

Climate-related disasters give us little or no time to think about our medications, because we are focused on protecting our family, the property and staying safe.

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Spending Fight Could Slow Emergency Aid For Hurricane Irene Damage

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Natural Disasters, Emergency Spending, Hurricane Irene, Elections 2012, Cantor Disaster, Federal Spending, Eric Cantor, Hurricane, Natural Disaster, Disaster Relief, Spending Cuts, Spending, Emergency Aid, John Boehner, Disaster, 112th Congress, Hurricane Katrina, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- As East Coasters brace for what some say will be a historic pummel by Hurricane Irene, at least one lawmaker is fuming over a requiremen...

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5 Organizations You Can Turn To During A Financial Disaster

Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Emergency, Disaster, Debt, Foreclosure, Foreclosure Angel Foundation, Brookings Institution, Finances, Slidepollajax, Financial Crisis, Impact News

If your car broke down tomorrow, would you be able to scrounge together enough cash to pay for repairs and cover this month's utilities? If this mak...

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With Resources Scarce, Food Banks Are Joplin's Lifeline

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Disaster, Feeding America, Tragedy, Relief, Hunger, Food Bank, Tornadoes, Emergency Food, Storm Damage, Disaster Relief, 2011 Tornadoes, Joplin, Missouri, Joplin Tornado, Missouri Tornado, Natural Disasters, Impact News

The damage from disasters lasts long after their stories fade from headlines. This response will require a long-term commitment -- a commitment that's already been made by members of Feeding America.

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Back In Recession, Japan Keeps Interest Rates Near Zero

AP | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Earth Quake, Japan Recession, Bank of Japan, Japan Economy, Disaster, Japan Central Bank, Nuclear Crisis, Japan Interest Rates, Business News

TOKYO -- Japan's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at virtually zero Friday to shore up a quake-battered economy. The Bank of Japan's...

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Banking on the Next Fukushima

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: India, Reactor, BNP Paribas, Nuclear Power, Disaster, Earthquake, Japan, Hsbc, Jaitapur, Fukushima, Green News

No one would build a reactor in a high-risk earthquake zone on a coast now. Not after Fukushima. Would they? Two of the world's biggest banks, HSBC and BNP Paribas, are doing just that. If completed according to plan, it will be the world's biggest nuclear power facility.

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