From the weathernetwork, see: Four terrifying disasters waiting to happen
Sorry to cause you extra worry on this lovely day of spring, but here are some mega-size natural threats you should know about. I was aware of three of them.
Full text of open access journal article titled: Social vulnerability to floods: Review of case studies and implications for measurement
Thanks to Chris Jones for the citation.
New report from DHS OIG: FEMA Does Not Provide Adequate Oversight of Its National Flood Insurance Write Your Own Program
From Springer Publication, this selection of articles: Coping with Disaster – Future Directions. It is a multipdisciplinary collection of literature.
This seems like a splendid idea that I hope other publishers consider.
NOTE: The articles are only available until the end of April, so download what you want right away.
See this article from the Wash Post on Subway and Other Decaying Infrastructure.
Very sad commentary about vulnerabilities on a good day. No wonder disasters are so extensive and expensive.
This infographic provides some of the signs of terrorism preparations. See: Info graphic on The 8 Signs of Terrorism
Source is The Red Guide to Recovery.
Both a one-page abstract and the full report (28 pp.) are available at the above URL.
From the Japan Times, this retrospective article: The 3/11 disasters, five years on.
Demographic trends in the affected areas — already gloomy before the disasters — paint an even grimmer picture of their future today. Reconstruction from the March 11, 2011, disasters must remain a national priority for years to come.
Apparently, we in the U.S. are not very quick to pick up on “lessons that needed to be learned!” See: Five Years After Fukushima, U.S. Nuclear Safety Upgrades Lagging
From the NYTimes, additional commentary about the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster outcome.
From Reuters: Fukushima’s ground zero: No place for man or robot
From Homeland Security Newswire: Fukushima: Five years onNews coverage of Fukushima disaster inadequate
Five years after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, the disaster no longer dominates U.S. news headlines, although experts say it is a continuing disaster with broad implications. A new analysis finds that U.S. news media coverage following the disaster minimized health risks to the general population.
Loss of agricultural and food supplies may contribute to national instability.
From the Homeland Security News Wire: Syria’s 1998-2012 drought likely its most severe in more than 900 years.
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