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Live Science via The Washington Post
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake last week off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, probably happened along the same fault that ruptured in 2011, unleashing a massive 9.0-magnitude temblor and resulting tsunami that caused widespread destruction. What makes this part of the world so susceptible to big earthquakes? Japan lies along what is called the Pacific Ring of Fire, an imaginary horseshoe-shaped zone that follows the rim of the Pacific Ocean, where many of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
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PreventionWeb
HCM City authorities are being urged to develop a master plan for flood control as new flood-prone areas have emerged and flooding has reoccurred in others.
Hoàng Minh Trí, deputy head of the Institute for Development Studies, said the city has allocated funds to develop water drainage systems and waste water treatment. Though some of the solutions stopped flooding, some areas in the city face flooding again, Trí said.
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Calgary Herald
It was hard to even tell left from right amidst the chaos of fleeing families, honking cars and the wall of flames chasing Fort McMurray residents out of town during May’s devastating wildfire.
In a rush to get family members and neighbors out of town and to safety, many were forced to leave their pets behind.
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The Guardian
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will spend $18 million on natural flood management projects, the environment secretary has announced.
On Thursday, Andrea Leadsom confirmed to parliament that, although flood defenses such as concrete barriers are “very important”, natural flood management is “vital” as well.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Countries in the Western Balkans have often been affected by major natural disasters, including flooding and landslides. A new project, supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Program and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will develop and implement a system to facilitate the coordination among responders and improve civil emergency management across the region.
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IAEM
The deadline to submit inputs and feedback to the Mitigation Federal Leadership Group (MitFLG) Disaster Resilience Indicators Subcommittee’s “Draft Interagency Concept for Community Resilience Indicators and National-Level Progress Measures" is Dec. 15, 2016. Stakeholders can submit comments and feedback to FEMA-CommunityResilience@fema.dhs.gov. The document is the result of a year-long effort to identify potential indicators of community resilience capacity building that align with the Mitigation and Recovery Core Capabilities under the National Preparedness Goal. Learn more details about this initiative here.
The Sacramento Bee
In the next few years, an alert advising of a slight chance of earthquake might fly across your social media accounts in the same week an Amber Alert-like blast hits your cellphone, warning of an imminent temblor.
The first one might lead you to avoid bridges for a few days; the second should prompt you to duck and cover.
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Government Security News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been informed by Texas health officials that Zika virus infection has been diagnosed in a resident of Brownsville, Texas, without any other known risk factors, suggesting possible local transmission of Zika virus infection.
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Campus Safety
Do you know a hospital, school or university campus police chief, director of public safety and security, emergency manager or other administrator responsible for campus protection who goes above and beyond the call of duty — demonstrating outstanding leadership skills, ingenuity, selflessness and overall achievement? If so, we encourage you to submit his or her (or even your own) nomination for our annual Campus Safety Director of the Year Award.
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Stay safe with the Gorman-Redlich CRW-S NOAA Weather Radio receiver, which includes SAME decoding and interfaces with digital signage, emergency lighting, PA systems and more. READ MORE
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IAEM
The 2016 IAEM 64th Annual Conference & EMEX was a huge success! Great memories captured in the many photos are available here. Attendance certificates and invoices/receipts are also available.
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CityMetric
This year may well prove to be a turning point in how humanitarian aid responds to crises. For one thing, the need is great. Forced migration from conflict is at its highest since the second world war; the number and scale of disasters triggered by natural hazards are increasing; and 2015 was the hottest year ever recorded.
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Fox News
Ohio State University’s Buckeye Alert system warned students of a campus attacker within minutes of the car and knife attack unfolding Monday morning. Nine people were injured in the attack and the suspect was killed by a campus police officer.
Monica Moll, the school's public safety director, told reporters the attack took place in front of Watts Hall, the location of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, around 9:52 a.m. ET.
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The Strait Times
A drone hovers over a disaster zone, feeding live information to emergency responders who can then plot a rescue route.
Such is the way forward for disaster-prone Japan, where the Chiba City Fire Department last month became one of the first in the country to be able to tap unmanned aerial vehicle technology for its operations.
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Learning English
A new American weather satellite could save more lives by better predicting extreme weather conditions.
The satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Nov. 19. It will be in orbit some 36,000 kilometers above Earth’s surface.
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IAEM
Effective Jan. 1, 2017, Canadian CEM® applicants will be required to submit any three- or four-year bachelor program or any post-graduate degree in emergency management or related field from a regionally accredited institution. Currently, Canadian CEM® candidates may substitute experience for a degree to meet the education component of the credential. This equivalency will expire at the end of 2016. Once the new education requirement goes into effect, candidates will no longer have the option of substituting extra years of emergency management work experience in lieu of the education requirement. This will bring Canada CEM® candidates in line with USA, Europa, and Oceania CEM® candidates. Any questions should be directed to CEMinfo@iaem.com.
IAEM
This IAEM Webinar featured NWS Deputy Director Laura Furgione, who provided a briefing on National Weather Service (NWS) realignment plans. With a growing population at risk, an economy that is increasingly vulnerable to weather, an aging infrastructure and a changing climate, NWS is taking steps to evolve into an even more effective agency. As part of this process, NWS is considering ways to realign staff and functions to deliver weather forecasts and warnings more effectively, especially for the emergency management community. NWS will continue the transformational shift from merely producing forecasts and warnings, to linking those forecasts and warnings to decision-makers who are on the front lines saving lives and property. This active linkage is called Impact-based Decision Support Services, or IDSS. IAEM members may view the webinar here.
IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) has posted the schedule for 2017 offerings of Course E0110, “National Emergency Management Basic Academy Train-the-Trainer.” FEMA recognizes the need to tie training programs to an established set of emergency management competencies and to a career development program through a progressive training and education system that includes the Basic Academy. EMI is offering the opportunity to students who are experienced in emergency management and adult training to take a step toward becoming qualified as an instructor for the Basic Academy courses. The first day of Train-the-Trainer is devoted to course delivery strategy, logistics, demonstrations, and adult learning methods. The last four days will consist of student teach-backs that summarize a portion of the Basic Academy course subject matter, and describe activities and exercises plus time for critique and questions. These assignments are made in advance of the first day of class. The complete course details and schedule are available online.
IAEM
As part of the ongoing Hazard Simplification Project, the National Weather Service (NWS) is collecting comments from stakeholders on how it might simplify and clarify its hazard messages. Within the Watch Warning and Advisory (WWA) system, NWS utilizes 122 individual hazard categories (also called “products”) to specify the forecasted characteristics (e.g., severity, timing, impacts) of specific hazards, such as winter storms, floods, excessive heat, and severe thunderstorms. Stakeholders are asked to complete an online survey, which first asks you to respond to questions designed to assess your understanding of watch and advisory terms and then presents an actual flooding case from early 2016, followed by questions about the actual watch and advisory products that were issued. Finally, you will be asked to answer questions about one new potential approach for presenting information to the public. Two approaches are currently under consideration, and you will be randomly assigned to one of them.
IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) will host the first in a series of webinars on the use of cases in teaching emergency management higher education programs, scheduled for Dec. 6, 2016, 3:00-4:30 p.m. EST. The first session is designed to stimulate thinking about the diversity of ways in which cases can be used in teaching. During the webinar, the rationale for using cases to support learning and assessment will be explained, and three different types of learning outcomes associated with the use of cases will be offered. Examples of a variety of approaches to using cases at both the undergraduate and graduate levels will be offered, and principles for designing case-based learning activities will be discussed. Presenters will include: Jane Kushma, Ph.D., professor, Department of Emergency Management, Jacksonville State University; Jean Slick, Ph.D., associate professor, Disaster and Emergency Management Program, Royal Roads University; and Wendy Walsh, higher education program manager (moderator). The remaining webinars in this series will focus in more detail on specific approaches to the use of cases in teaching in emergency management higher education programs for both teaching and assessment. Obtain more details, and register online.
The Washington Post
A calamitous and deadly wildfire engulfed two tourist towns near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, along with much of the surrounding timberlands, destroying more than 150 homes and businesses, displacing thousands of residents and visitors and shutting down one of the nation’s most popular natural attractions.
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NBC News
Severe storms killed five people in Alabama and Tennessee overnight, and big parts of the Southeast were set to stay under a tornado watch until noon Wednesday.
In northeastern Alabama, a tornado killed at least three people early Wednesday, authorities said. Two people were later confirmed dead in Tennessee.
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New Strait Times
A hurricane that churned its way across Central America before sweeping into the Pacific on Friday killed at least nine people in Costa Rica and caused millions of dollars in damage, officials said. President Luis Guillermo Solis declared three days of mourning, starting Monday. In neighboring Nicaragua, officials reported no casualties but dozens of homes were damaged in low-lying areas.
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CNN
Three people in Panama have died and four are missing as Hurricane Otto approaches Central America, Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela told reporters.
The center of the Category 1 storm was more than 100 miles north of Panama City but outer bands of rain are expected to bring 4 to 8 inches to Panama and southern Costa Rica through last Wednesday.
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Reuters via NBC News
A strong earthquake off the Pacific Coast of Central America shook the region Thursday just as Hurricane Otto barreled into the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, but there were no immediate reports of any quake damage.
Emergency services in El Salvador said on Twitter that they had received no reports of damage at a national level, but they urged those living along the country's Pacific coast to withdraw up to a half-mile from shore.
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Euro News
Little more than two weeks after Italian scientists warned that climate change had put much of the country at risk of flooding, parts of the northwest have been inundated by heavy rain.
Torrential downpours caused the Piedmont region’s Tanaro river to burst its banks, prompting local officials to ask the government to declare a state of emergency.
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International Business Times
A major earthquake measuring between 6.5 and 6.9 magnitude has hit Southern Chinese province of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. State media reported that at least one person has died in the latest tremor in the quake-prone western Chinese region. The quake was felt in the north eastern parts of Tajikistan bordering China and in Kyrgyzs regions on China's border as well.
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Yahoo News
Wildfires near Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank have forced hundreds to flee their homes amid mass evacuations in Israel and more than a dozen arrests, police said Saturday.
Israeli and Palestinian firefighters, assisted by foreign aircraft, have been battling dozens of bush blazes fed by drought and high winds that have resulted in the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
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CNN
A freak illness known as thunderstorm asthma has now killed at least eight people in Australia.
Thousands were hospitalized in Melbourne and other parts of Victoria last Monday with breathing problems due to a rare combination of weather and pollen.
Eight days later, seven people are still receiving hospital treatment, including one who is in a critical condition, according to the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services.
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