Disaster Preparedness

Gerry Smith

States Unprepared To Defend Against Cyberattacks, Report Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Cyber Attack, National Preparedness Report, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Disaster Preparedness, Cybersecurity, Cyberwar, Emergency Preparedness, Technology News

While the nation has made strides in preparing for a wide range of potential disasters, state and local officials said they feel least prepared for an...

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How to Survive the Apocalypse on $20 and the Stuff in Your Junk Drawer

Christal Smith | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Earthquake-Preparedness, Burning Man, Emergency Preparation, Emergency Preparedness, Burning Man Festival, $20 Junk Drawer Survival, Impact News
Christal Smith

We will have another large earthquake in California. No one knows when, but there will be one. So "Burners Without Borders" hosted a disaster prep workshop recently, called "How to Survive the Apocalypse On $20 and the Stuff In Your Junk Drawer."

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What Should You Stock Up On For A Disaster?

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Video, Disaster Relief, Canned Foods, Joy Bauer, Nutrition, Healthy Living News

When you think about disaster preparedness and food, nutrition is probably not the first thing to come to mind. But many of the foods that are best fo...

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Arin Greenwood

D.C. An Unlikely Direct Target For Category 2 Hurricane, But 'It Could Happen'

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Hazel, Hurricanes, Video, Category-2-Hurricane, D.C. Government, D.C., DC News

WASHINGTON -- Wednesday's D.C.-wide, full-scale simulation of a Category 2 hurricane taking a direct hit on the city might lead area residents to wond...

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9/11 Was Also the Six Month Anniversary of Japan's Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

Christal Smith | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Preparedness Month, The Great Tohoku Earthquake of 2011, Japanese Consul General, Junichi Ihara, Japan, Earthquakes, Japan Earthquake, Japan Disaster Preparedness, Japan Tsunami, Disaster Preparedness, Los Angeles News
Christal Smith

I asked Japan's Consul General, who was marking his last full day as a member of the diplomatic corps in LA, to tell us what lessons we can learn from Japan's catastrophe.

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Preparing for Disasters: Where's the Science?

Irwin Redlener, M.D. | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: 9/11, Disaster Preparedness, Politics, Columbia University, 9/11 Anniversary, September 11 Anniversary, Politics News
Irwin Redlener, M.D.

The tenth anniversary of September 11 presents an opportunity to assess the progress made in the U.S. capacity to respond more effectively to a major disaster, be it a result of terrorism or a natural event.

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Bob and Irene Were Farmers

Wendy Gordon | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane-Irene-New-York, Extreme Weather Events, Hurricane Bob, Flash Flood, Climate Change, Green News
Wendy Gordon

Bob and Irene were farmers in upstate New York. To me, they weren't hurricanes -- they were dear family friends. Actually they sold their farm to my husband in the late '70s, and in the years to follow Bob helped take care of things, right up until his death.

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Hurricane Irene, Risk and the Future of the Planet

Mark Tercek | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Hurricane Irene, Climate Change, Climate Science, Global Warming, Mark Tercek, Risk, Green News
Mark Tercek

Ignoring the science of climate change jeopardizes the safety of our families, just as we would be putting them in harm's way if we ignored the warnings of a coming storm.

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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
Raymond Schillinger

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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Hurricane Irene: What Are The Best Ways To Prepare?

Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Hurricane Irene, Natural Disaster, Small Business, Hurricane Irene Small Business, Small Business America, Video, Small Business News

As Hurricane Irene takes aim, business owners up and down the East Coast are hoping for the best -- but if they're smart, preparing for the worst. ...

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America Unprepared: Are Budget Cuts Undermining National Disaster Readiness?

Irwin Redlener, M.D. | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Natural Disasters, Terrorism, September 11th, Debt Ceiling Talks, Budget Cuts, Homeland Security, Disaster Preparedness, Health and Human Services, Perlcs, Politics News
Irwin Redlener, M.D.

With the economy in dire trouble, no one is denying that austerity measures are essential. But diminishing the capacity of the public health system to respond to disasters is bad policy.

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Lesson From Japan: For Your Family's Health and Well-Being, Prepare for Disaster

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: First Aid, Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Health, Disaster, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Cedars Sinai, Emergency Preparedness, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

When preparing for disaster, it's crucial to assume you will need to rely on your own supplies for at least three days.

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Unpacking for a Disaster: What You Need to Survive the Unexpected

Rebecca Solnit | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Japan Disaster Preparedness, Japan Tsunami, Japan Earthquake, World News
Rebecca Solnit

The usual emphasis on panic in disasters implies that, in a crisis, we're all sheep wheeling around idiotically and selfishly trampling those around us. But those who study the subject confirm that most of us behave beautifully.

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Quake-Prone Indonesia Debates Going Nuclear

Sara Schonhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Indonesia, Nuclear Power, World News
Sara Schonhardt

Indonesia's drive to pursue nuclear -- part of an energy development plan to cut fossil-fuel dependence by around 12 percent by 2025 -- is in contrast to the nuclear rethink displayed by most nations last week.

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Shakespeare Speaks To Japan

Terry Kelhawk | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Natural Disasters, Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, Japan Tsunami, Disaster Preparedness, Death and Dying, Hamlet, American Red Cross, Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, Ring of Fire, Japan, Death, Japan Earthquake 2011, 2011 Japan Earthquake, Healthy Living News
Terry Kelhawk

In our society of high life-expectancy, death usually comes unseen behind the closed doors of nursing homes, or the curtains of a hospital room. We have gained, therefore, the luxury of deluding ourselves that we are here forever

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Elise Foley

Eric Cantor Defends Foreign Aid Cuts In Aftermath Of Japan Earthquake, Tsunami

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Japan Aid, House GOP, U.S. Agency for International Development, US Aid, Japan Tsunami, Eric Cantor, House Republicans, Japan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Japan Earthquake, Japan Foreign Aid, Continuing Resolution, Disaster Preparedness, Noaa, National Weather Service, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- With Japan reeling from last week's magnitude-8.9 earthquake and the tsunami that followed, leading House Republicans on Monday defended...

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Preparing To Protect Children During Natural Disasters

Mark Shriver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christchurch Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Disaster Relief, Save the Children, Fema, Disaster Preparedness, Impact News
Mark Shriver

As much as we are focused on the relief and recovery efforts, this event is also a reminder of the need for better protections from catastrophes like the one that struck Christchurch.

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The Problem With Memoirs: A Moment Of Silence, Please, For The Lost Art Of Shutting Up

New York Times | NEIL GENZLINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Things That Need Doing, Memoirs, Twin, An Exclusive Love, Disaster Preparedness, Authors, Autobiography, Memoir, Books News

There was a time when you had to earn the right to draft a memoir, by accomplishing something noteworthy or having an extremely unusual experience or ...

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Unnatural Disasters

Jeffrey Flocken | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Climage Change, Natural Disasters, Haiti Earthquake, Ifaw, Global Warming, Wildlife, Green News
Jeffrey Flocken

In the aftermath of floods, earthquakes, weather-related oil spills and other catastrophes, animals are often left to fend for themselves, resulting in extreme suffering or death.

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Simulations Of Plane Crash, Terrorist Attacks To Close Roads Next Week

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Illinois National Guard, Emergency Responders, Emergency Response, Emergency Drill, Chicago Emergency Drill, Chicago, Chicago News

A massive emergency response exercise is scheduled for the Chicago area beginning Sunday. The practice events spread over five days will include a si...

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The Incredible Rise of a Twitter Visionary

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Technology, Twitter, Twitter News, Social Media, Twitterpowerhouses, Glen Gilmore, Iran, Diversity, Marketing, International, Chile, Facebook, Haiti, Disaster Preparedness, Technology News
2morrowknight

How do you become influential on Twitter and position yourself for success? How can you use social media to promote a cause or business? Twitter legend Glen Gilmore is the answer.

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If a Disaster Struck Your Town, How Could You Cope?

Matthew Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Haiti Earthquake, Grab and Run Kit, Healthy Living News
Matthew Stein

Disaster prep is like car insurance. Everyone hopes that they will never get into an accident, and will never use their insurance, but they thank God they have insurance if the day comes when they get into a wreck.

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Reflections on the Loma Prieta Earthquake, 20 Years Later

Art Agnos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Loma Prieta Earthquake, Herb Caen, Mission District, First Responders, Natural Disasters, Red Cross, George Deukmejian, Earthquake, Pete Wilson, Fema, Dianne Feinstein, San Francisco Bay Bridge, California, Santa Cruz, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, World Series, Nancy Pelosi, Disaster Preparedness, Disasters, Marin, Candlestick Park, San Francisco, Fbi, Embarcadero, Presidio, Politics News
Art Agnos

When a disaster hits, it is too late to put your best people in charge of planning and preparation. That's not the place for soft political patronage.

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Planning for Nuclear Terrorism as Well as the Flu

Arnold Bogis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Natural Disasters, Dirty Bomb, Disaster Relief, Swine Flu Outbreak, Nuclear Disaster, Nuclear Weapons, Swine Flu Pandemic, Swine Flu, Disaster Preparedness, Pandemic, Nuclear, Outbreak, Nuclear Bomb, Politics News
Arnold Bogis

Local officials should not delude themselves into thinking that existing plans for responding to dirty bombs can be simply expanded to deal with nuclear terrorism.

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Giving FEMA the Green Light

Kelly Caldwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Craig Fugate, Fema, Florida Floods, Disaster Relief, North Dakota Floods, FEMA Hurricane Katrina, Natural Disasters, Politics News
Kelly Caldwell

It is not enough to either sit by and hope that each president makes disaster-recovery a priority, or to spread urban legends designed to make FEMA as popular as Guantanamo Bay.

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