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Wild Weather Brings Out the Best of the Red Cross

Feb 4, 2011

It certainly has been a wild week for weather worldwide. Two major storms have hit the East coasts of two nations that have already been weather strained.Here in the United […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Feb 2, 2011

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]

PHOTO: A Shocking Display

Feb 2, 2011

From National Geographic: Lightning crackles over Japan on Friday (1/28) as ash and lava erupt from Shinmoedake peak, one of the calderas of the Kirishima volcano complex. Shinmoedake began erupting […]

Video Interview: Senior VP of International Services

Feb 2, 2011

Yesterday we got the opportunity to do a brief video interview with David Meltzer, Senior Vice President of International Services for the American Red Cross, who was visiting Portland to […]

ON NOW: Youth Photo Contest

Feb 1, 2011

Health helth (noun) 1. A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. ~ World Health OrganizationAs part of National Public […]

Bringing Tears To Your Tuesday

Feb 1, 2011

Warning: It’s time to whip out the Kleenex.But the good news is that these will be happy tears, I promise. Check out these inspirational stories from a few of our […]

East Coast Weather Continues to Impact National Blood Supply

Jan 28, 2011

Earlier this month, we mentioned that winter storms in the east resulted in a great loss of blood collection activities due to canceled drives and appointments. Since then, storm after […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Jan 27, 2011

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]

Dvice Image Of The Day: 4.4 Earthquake Simulation

Jan 27, 2011

From Dvice: The folks at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center are creating mock earthquakes — the sim pictured represents a 4.4-magnitude tremor in a valley in northern Greece. From there, architects […]

Shake ‘n’ Quake

Jan 25, 2011

Do you know where you’ll be in precisely 19 hours? I do — under my desk. That’s because at 10:15 a.m. tomorrow, thousands of Oregonians will “Drop, Cover, and Hold […]