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Don’t wait until the last minute. Prepare ahead and bring your “A” game for the best chance to be selected as a speaker at the IAEM 66th Annual Conference & EMEX, Oct. 19-24, 2018, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Find out how on the conference website. The call for speakers ends on Feb. 16, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. EST.
Taiwan News
A geology professor at National Central University theorizes that the recent cluster of earthquakes around Hualien indicate that Taiwan is now entering a 100-year earthquake cycle in which major temblors on a scale of a magnitude 8 could occur within a decade.
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The Japan Times
The government plans to utilize artificial intelligence to constantly observe and analyze images of the Earth’s surface and location data provided by satellites, mainly for disaster prevention, sources said.
Through the AI-based analysis, the internal affairs ministry aims to predict the risk of landslides by observing steep slopes, among other measures, hoping that the project will lead to the creation of new services by businesses and local governments.
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In the latest episode of EPIC Podcast (Emergency Preparedness in Canada), now online, the discussion explores the origins of public alerting as we know it in Canada, and where it might be going. Tim Trytten, emergency alert coordinator at the Alberta Emergency Management Agency, explains how to find out what makes a good public alert message and how you know if you're doing it right.
Gulf News
Hundreds of tourists trapped in a remote New Zealand town for 48 hours after a strong storm damaged roads were freed on Saturday after authorities cleared a highway.
About 600 tourists are now able to leave the remote town of Haast, 426 kilometers northwest of Dunedin on the west coast of the South Island, a world heritage area famous for rugged scenery, after the road was cleared.
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Roll Call
Senate leaders announced Wednesday the contours of a bipartisan deal to raise defense and nondefense spending by nearly $300 billion over the next two years.
The agreement, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced on the chamber floor, would raise defense spending by $80 billion in the current fiscal year and more next year, and nondefense spending by $63 billion in fiscal 2018 and $68 billion in fiscal 2019.
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IAEM
The Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado-Boulder has released a call for applications for the Mary Fran Myers Scholarship Program. The scholarships, named in memory of the late Mary Fran Myers, who guided the center as co-director for many years, recognize outstanding individuals who share Myers' commitment to disaster research and practice and have the potential to make a lasting contribution to reducing disaster vulnerability. At least one scholarship recipient each year will receive financial support allowing them to attend the Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop. Scholarships can cover part or all of transportation, meals, and workshop registration costs. Complete details are posted online. The 43rd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop will be held July 8-11, 2018, in Broomfield, Colorado.
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IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Feb. 6 announced that there are several open spots on the 2018 FEMA Youth Preparedness Council. Applications will be accepted from 8th through 11th graders until Mar. 18, 2018, with complete details available online. FEMA created the Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) in 2012 to bring together young leaders who are interested in supporting disaster preparedness and making a difference in their communities, by completing disaster preparedness projects nationally and locally. The YPC supports FEMA’s commitment to involve America’s youth in preparedness-related activities. It also provides an avenue to engage young people by taking into account their perspectives, feedback, and opinions. FEMA has provided an application packet to assist you in telling others about the YPC application period.
Emergency Management
It is easy to forget that slightly more than 100 years ago some of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded rocked Illinois and Missouri, but the Illinois Emergency Management Agency will be reminding people throughout the month of February.
The Metro East is situated near two fault lines — including the New Madrid Fault, which produced the largest earthquakes in the continental U.S. in 1811-1812.
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IAEM
The IAEM Editorial Work Group is seeking articles by Feb. 23, 2018, on the topic of “Developing Situational Awareness and a Common Operating Picture” for the first 2018 special focus issue of the IAEM Bulletin. Articles might include, but are not limited to: how to gather and communicate situational awareness during a disaster; how to define your requirements in order to choose the best tool for you; retail approaches and best practices; fusion centers; crowdsourcing; virtual operations support teams (VOST); artificial intelligence; community information networks. Article length is 750-1,500 words. Please read the author’s guidelines before submitting your article, and email your article in Word or text format to Editor Karen Thompson no later than Feb. 23, 2018.
IAEM
The National Association of Government Communicators is accepting speaker applications for its 2018 Communications School to be held June 19-21, 2018, in Fort Myers, Florida. Speaker applications are sought for half-day workshops, plenary sessions, and 60-minute breakout session presentations. NAGC is seeking speakers from all levels of government: local, special district, state, federal, and tribal, as well as from the private sector. Topics of interest include: crisis communications, case studies, internal communications, social media, communications planning, speech writing, branding and marketing, and others. Learn more.
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Relief Web
Health emergencies can come with little or no warning. Saving lives and preventing the spread of a disease or the fallout of a natural disaster means getting relief resources onsite quickly. Crucially, this includes skilled and experienced personnel.
“Extra personnel must be in place quickly to support WHO’s emergency work, but emergencies can be a difficult time to identify the right staff and negotiate contracts”, said Dr Richard Brennan, Director of Emergency Management Operations at the World Health Organization (WHO).
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sUAS News
Today, Charles Werner, Chair National Council on UAS/Virginia Aviation Advisor and Eddie Reyes, Police Foundation along with FAA’s Carol Might and Gary Miller announced a plan that will allow public safety to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the restricted airspace in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Government Technology
It's not too late to get a flu shot.
That's the message New Yorkers need to know from the New York City Emergency Management Department's latest podcast series.
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, deputy commissioner for the Division of Disease Control at the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was the featured guest on the latest episode of "Prep Talk."
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The New York Times
Anchored in flood-prone areas in every American state are more than 2,500 sites that handle toxic chemicals, a New York Times analysis of federal floodplain and industrial data shows. About 1,400 are located in areas at highest risk of flooding.
As flood danger grows — the consequence of a warming climate — the risk is that there will be more toxic spills like the one that struck Baytown, Texas, where Hurricane Harvey swamped a chemicals plant, releasing lye.
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Emergency Management
From President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech to reports on the shortcomings of U.S. bridges, this is a week when critical infrastructure is in the news — and when people and organizations argue for more funding for that critical infrastructure.
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Natural Hazards Center
The devastation of 2017 might make it seem otherwise, but the United States is not helpless against disaster. We have, for years, been aware of many effective policies and practices that can diminish the impacts of extreme events. We even know something about why we don't implement them.
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TechTarget
New disaster recovery trends in this area include a large-scale simplification of on-site, cloud and hybrid environments from the likes of Rubrik. In other words, it's agentless backup at native speeds alongside mass simplification of management, which drives down costs.
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Futurism
Hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires — the natural disasters that pummeled various parts of the United States and Mexico in 2017 crippled communities small and large. Collectively, these events killed thousands of people, also knocking out power for survivors.
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IAEM
IAEM certification candidates are encouraged to seek a mentor to assist with the application process. Featured Mentors can be found on the IAEM website. More than 100 candidates have already used this listing to find a mentor with success. Contact IAEM staff with any questions.
Reuters
Thousands of residents in Indonesia's capital have been evacuated due to flooding, Jakarta's governor said on Tuesday, though the level of rivers swollen by the release of water from a reservoir upstream was dropping for now.
The torrential rain had also caused landslides in satellite cities around Jakarta, with eight people missing after two landslides around the city of Bogor, police said.
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CNN
South Korea has deployed 900 military personnel after 1,200 security guards were pulled from duty following an norovirus outbreak at Winter Olympic facilities in Pyeongchang.
Organizers said 41 security guards had suffered a sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea on Sunday and had been taken to hospital. The outbreak comes just days before the opening of South Korea's 2018 Winter Olympics on Thursday.
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New Straits Times
An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude jolted Myanmar’s Bago region Monday, said the Meteorology and Hydrology Department.
The earthquake struck at 23:25:35 hours local time (16:55:35 GMT) with a depth of 10 km, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The epicentre was 32 km southwest of Phyu city in Bago region and 156 km north of Yangon.
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Temblor
Over the weekend, a M=6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Taiwan near the city of Hualien. This quake occurred at a shallow depth (5-12 km depending on the source), and registered moderate shaking near the epicenter. Fortunately, due to the earthquake’s location, there was no reported damage or injuries.
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