From Bloomberg News: Mobile Homes Are So Expensive Now, Hurricane Victims Can’t Afford Them.The industry was struggling to keep up with demand even before this year’s natural disasters.
Even Mobile Homes Are Not An Option for Many
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Wireless Communications Restoration
Senior Citizens Suffer in Disasters
The elderly have special problems with evacuations and post-disaster services. See this CNN article titled A spate of deadly disasters for the elderly
Update: Here is a website with an excellent list of resources.
Upcoming ABA Webinar – Nov 21
Major Conflicts in Congress re Disaster Funding
From the NYTimes: White House Requests More Disaster Aid but Also Seeks Cuts as Deficits Rise
Another article from Bloomberg News: Trump Disaster Assistance Request Draws Bipartisan Criticism
Interesting New Earthquake Technology
Major Legal Action Pending re Houston
From Bloomberg Business: The U.S. Flooded One of Houston’s Richest Neighborhoods to Save Everyone Else. “The Army Corps of Engineers sent water cascading into West Houston’s Energy Corridor to avoid a catastrophic reservoir failure during Hurricane Harvey. Now a web of lawsuits could change how the government handles extreme weather.”
Donor Fatigue
NFPA Has Been Revised
According to the National Fire Protection Association, the standard has been revised. See: NFPA 1600: Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity/Continuity of Operations Programs. Note that the document can be browsed on line but there is a fee for a downloadable copy.
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission), recognized NFPA 1600 as our National Preparedness Standard. Widely used by public, not-for-profit, nongovernmental, and private entities on a local, regional, national, international and global basis, NFPA 1600 has been adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a voluntary consensus standard for emergency preparedness.
Updates on H. Harvey Aftermath
Clearly, the Houston area could have done more to be prepared for a major hurricane. And it seems that the science of climate change and meteorology indicate that Harvey was not a once in a lifetime event.
Harvey Hindsight: Local Mitigation, Sensible Zoning Would Make a Difference
Relying on the federal government to mitigate flooding is a recipe for disaster.
Global warming makes ‘biblical’ rain like that from Hurricane Harvey much more likely
From Governing magazine online: What Temporary Housing? Harvey Victims Are Still Waiting. Thanks to Eric Holdeman for sharing this article. See his commentary on this on his blog. Of note, the discussion of resilience in Houston.
Update: See Eric’s blog on the last mentioned article.
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