See this NBER paper on The Effect of Natural Disasters on Economic Activity in U.S. Counties: A Century of Data.
Note this 40 page paper is not an easy read, but the topic should be of interest to many. Thanks to John Plodinec for the citation.
If the Opioid Emergency were to get federal assistance, how would it be managed? See this account from NPR.
Update on August 25th. Still no action from the White House.
Seems to me this problem deserves a higher priority than the wall with Mexico…..
The Diva gave a talk to students at Georgetown University recently and told them about some free resources available to them. One is the annual Higher Education in Emergency Management Symposium organized by FEMA at the Emergency Management Institute and held each June. That program also offers a weekly newsletter.
And another is some informal groups on facebook. Three of the groups are:
There also are groups dealing with EM topics on LinkedIn.
From USAtoday: As Hurricane Andrew memories fade, Florida weakens building codes. Former FEMA Administrator, a FL resident, admonishes the state on that bad move.
Update: See the blunt comments on this issue from Eric Holdeman, a fellow blogger and former local emergency manager.
From The Guardian: Alaskan towns at risk from rising seas sound alarm as Trump pulls federal help. Communities at risk of falling into the sea say assistance from Washington has dried up: ‘It feels like a complete abdication of responsibility on climate change’
From the NY Times, Hurricane Season, Already Busy, May Get Even Busier.
Update/Correction on August 10: The Wash. Post criticized the NYTimes article noted above.
Both an infographic and an upcoming conference deal with the topic Disasters & Climate Change: Managing Risks & Building Resilience. The conference will be in Washington, DC on Sept. 6-7, 2017. Details are not yet complete.
For more information about the Global Disaster Relief & Development Summit, visit disaster-relief.aidforum.org or contact Alina O’Keeffe at marketing@aidforum.org
From the Wash post, this article: Why a Single Hurricane Has Not directly Hit VA, MD, or DE since 1851.
The Diva is glad this area is relatively safe from hurricanes, since there are enough man-made disasters in the Washington, DC area to keep us all busy.
Basic advice in nicely illustrated brochure: download here.
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