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YALE/TULANE ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM SPECIAL REPORT TYPHOON HAIYAN (YOLANDA PH) – THE PHILIPPINES

Tue, 2013-11-19 17:08 — Kathy Gilbeaux

http://www.slideshare.net/YALE-ESF8--VMOC

In light of Typhoon Haiyan, the Yale-Tulane ESF #8 Planning and Response Program has produced special reports for current efforts. To access these reports, click here.

The Yale-Tulane ESF #8 Program is a multi-disciplinary, multi-center, graduate-level program designed to produce ESF #8 planners and responders with standardized skill sets that are consistent with evolving public policy, technologies, and best practices. The group that produced this summary and analysis of the current situation are graduate students from Yale and Tulane Universities. It was compiled entirely from open source materials.

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Philippines - Needs Assessments

Tue, 2013-11-19 17:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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ECHO Daily Maps - http://ercportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Maps/Daily-maps-catalogue#

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First-Ever Use of Oral Cholera Vaccine During Outbreak in Africa

Mon, 2013-11-18 23:50 — Elhadj Drame

MSF vaccination campaign in Guinea shows feasibility of oral cholera vaccine for control of future epidemics

 

Paris/New York, October 17, 2013—In a report published today in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and its scientific research arm, Epicentre, present results of one of the first-ever, large-scale uses of an oral cholera vaccine during a cholera outbreak—a major breakthrough in the understanding and future control of deadly cholera epidemics.

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STAR-TIDES - Typhoon Haiyan Update (As of 15 November 2013)

Mon, 2013-11-18 21:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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The strength of STAR-TIDES is in its knowledge-sharing rather than as an operations center or a logistics hub.   We would like to do what is most useful in providing reach-back support.  Below are the latest updates from 4 broad areas (Equipment, Communications, Coordination, and Documentation):

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Typhoon Haiyan: In Hard-Hit Tacloban

Sun, 2013-11-10 03:22 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Nguyen Huu Ninh

cnn.com - by Andrew Stevens and Paula Hancocks - November 10, 2013

Tacloban, Philippines (CNN) -- No building in this coastal city of 200,000 residents appears to have escaped damage from Super Typhoon Haiyan.

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FUKUSHIMA DISASTER: IMPACTS AND CONTINUING THREATS

Wed, 2013-10-23 12:28 — Gina Angiola

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) Report, 2013

More than two years since the nuclear disaster began at the Fukushima Daiichi reactors, its impact is massive and widespread. It will be decades before the full scope of the impacts of this ongoing disaster is fully understood but significant health, economic, environmental and social consequences are already evident and quantifiable. Furthermore, independent expert analyses has documented extraordinary industry influence on government regulators, especially widespread collusion among the Japanese government, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the owner/operator of Fukushima, and the nuclear/utility industry. The Fukushima disaster leaves Japan with massive economic loss, radiation exposure to children and others, and a nation grappling with an uncertain nuclear future.

FULL REPORT HERE

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Saturday, October 19, 2013 is Global Frackdown Day - attend an event near you

Tue, 2013-10-08 21:29 — admin

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On Saturday, October 19, 2013, there will be hundreds of events taking place throughout the world to bring to light the dangers of fracking.

See what events are taking place in your area

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WaterWorld

Mon, 2013-09-16 16:19 — gl

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WaterWorld Magazine is dedicated to delivering up-to-date information on technology, products and trends in the water and wastewater industry. Monthly editorial topics include: energy management, biosolids treatment and disposal, chemicals, pipe maintenance and repairs, privatization and contract O&M, stormwater management, computers and automation technology, corrosion control and various show previews of industry events. 

This online resource provides daily international business and industry-related news, current issue articles, and access to years of searchable editorial archives. Check the calendar of events for the next industry-related conference, or refer to the Product Guide for vendor, product and service information. 

Bookmark this site as your premier source for up-to-the-minute information and research on the water, wastewater and waste industry.

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No One Knows How to Stop These Tar-Sands Oil Spills

Tue, 2013-07-23 17:17 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Oil polluting the ground at Cold Lake in Alberta.  Photograph obtained by the Toronto Star

grist.org - by John Upton - July 22, 2013

Thousands of barrels of tar-sands oil have been burbling up into forest areas for at least six weeks in Cold Lake, Alberta, and it seems that nobody knows how to staunch the flow.

An underground oil blowout at a big tar-sands operation run by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has caused spills at four different sites over the past few months. . .

Media and others have been blocked from visiting the sites, but the Toronto Star obtained documents and photographs about the ongoing disaster from a government scientist involved in the cleanup, who spoke to the reporter on condition of anonymity.

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Peak Water: What Happens When the Wells Go Dry?

Mon, 2013-07-15 16:59 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                    

earth-policy.org - by Lester R. Brown - July 9, 2013

 

Peak oil has generated headlines in recent years, but the real threat to our future is peak water. There are substitutes for oil, but not for water. We can produce food without oil, but not without water.

We drink on average four liters of water per day, in one form or another, but the food we eat each day requires 2,000 liters of water to produce, or 500 times as much.

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