What's the real worst case scenario for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill? What it the oil keeps gushing all summer?
The New York Times is reporting that a team of scientists has run the models, and that the results aren't pretty. Nearly all of the simulations show oil heading into the Atlantic, and, perhaps, even making it over to Europe.
However, the, »read moreTags: emergency services, hazard identification, oil spill, technology, video
Tags: emergency services, technology, video
Mashable has written a short article outlining some of the many ways that people can take advantage of the technology they already own (computers, smart-phones, etc) to help prepare themselves for natural disasters. Some of the ideas:
Using Google My Maps to create evacuation maps (see video below for an intro on how to do this)
Storing medical information, »read moreTags: emergency services, hazard identification, technology, training & outreach, video
The Caffeinated Politics blog has chased down some fascinating old video footage of the famous 1900 Galveston Hurricane. This storm made landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane and caused somewhere between 6,000 and 12,000 deaths (the current population was 42,000), making it the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States.
The footage below was, »read more
Like California, eroding beaches on Cape Cod are threatening utilities, roads, and homes.
(click on picture to watch video on NECN's site).
Erosion Concerns on Cape Cod (via, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, video
California struggles with bigger waves and falling homes. Click on the picture to head over to their site for the video.
"Debate Emerges on How to Fight Coastal Erosion" via KGO-TV., »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, video
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