Tag: Disaster
Check Your Kit For Peanut Products
You’ve just experienced a disaster and, unbeknownst to you, you’ve got another disaster on your hands. That’s right — you’ve pulled out your emergency supplies kit and it’s filled with […]
What Are You Afraid Of?
We know you dig it when we put polls on the blog, so we decided to try out polling on twitter. To cast your vote click here or see the […]
Disaster Response In The Form Of Snuggles
Did you ever lose something you loved as a kid? I did. When I was six my Snuggle bear was stolen, and I was devastated. I can’t begin to imagine […]
Connecting Pets And People After Disaster
I am a dog person. Robin, as you can tell by her love for www.icanhascheezburger.com, is a cat person. But I think it goes without saying that, no matter what […]
Calling All Linguists: Name These Phobias!
Do you suffer from antlophobia? If you live in Vernonia, Oregon, you just might. Rather than give you all the answers, I’ll give you the phobia and you name the […]
Storm Stories: Starts Sunday; Submit Your Own
Have you ever watched Storm Stories on the Weather Channel? I haven’t seen it myself, but I’ve been hearing a lot about the Tornado Week episodes that premiere this Sunday. […]
We Heart Disaster Movies!
It’s totally true; combine a hunky hero (or heroine) with an epic natural disaster and Robin and I are there. In fact, we love disaster movies SO MUCH that we’re […]
He Was Black With Soot From Head To Toe…
That’s how Michael Raper, Director of National Services and International Operations at the Australian Red Cross, describes the man who came in from the wildfires to register himself as safe […]
Ham: It Can Save Your Life
No, not the pink and salty kind. This kind. I was reading this article in the Clackamas Review and got to wondering about ham radio operators and how they work […]
Australian Wildfire Disaster Response
Here is how the Australian Red Cross is responding to the current wildfires: Around 20 evacuation centres are being run by over 400 Red Crossvolunteers and staff to: – Register […]