Tag: Disaster
The Ultimate Disaster Movie!
Hooray for Dinosaur Comics pulling through again with the Red Cross topics. Cartoon courtesy of qwantz.com
Catching Up In China
One year ago today, our eyes were tuned to the news as we watched a terrible earthquake strike the Sichuan region of China. The earthquake — more powerful than any […]
Planning For Portland’s Pets
We’ve talked before about NDART and the importance of making plans for your pet in case of disaster. Now you can become a volunteer, helping other people and pets right […]
Rounding Up Pet Resources
This is evidently turning into round-up week. Not because I’m lazy…well, not EXACTLY because I’m lazy. More because there’s just a lot of good info and to write up a […]
Going Organic In Honor Of Earth Day
Today is Earth Day and I thought I’d do a little investigating and see what help the World Wide Web could give us when it comes to organic products for […]
“Twister” In Real Life
You’ve all seen Twister right? Where a team of stormchasers “attempts to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of some extremely violent tornadoes”? Well, this kind of […]
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words…Italy Earthquake
The image below is from Getty/AFP, and it is incredible. A child is comforted by a Red Cross rescuer in a refugee camp setup just outside the Abruzzo capital of […]
Volcano Quiz!
As Mount Redoubt begins to form a new lava dome and the alert level is lowered, I wanted to point out a cool volcano quiz before the topic drops from […]
Earthquake In Italy: How The Red Cross Is Responding
By now you’ve likely heard about the earthquake in Italy early this morning. Here’s a quick update on how the Italian Red Cross is responding: – Italian Red Cross rescue […]
For Your Viewing Pleasure
It’s the honest truth — tonight at 8 p.m., the Red Cross will be featured on the FOX primetime show “Lie To Me.” From what I’ve heard, the episode — […]