Tag: Disaster
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 […]
Disaster Housing: A New Strategy
A while back, I did a post for Apartment Therapy about FEMA trailers and how people managed to pack their entire lives into pretty tiny spaces after Hurricane Katrina. The […]
Tonight: “Live To Tell: Who Survives?” On 20/20
You’re walking along the Oregon Coast, enjoying a fine day at the beach. But something strange catches your eye. It’s the water. It looks….well, frothy. And it keeps coming closer […]
Imagine The Trauma Of Losing Everything…
This weekend, I received an update from our Disaster Action Teams that almost brought me to tears. It didn’t initially sound like an unusual situation — a house fire, one […]
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words
For the whole story of today’s plane crash on the Hudson, see here. Photo courtesy of Justin Lane/EPA
Disaster Alert: Northwest Floods
I just got the following note in my e-mail and thought it was worth sharing: Lise –Right now is the worst part for the flood victims in Washington and Oregon […]
24: A “Made For TV” Disaster
I’ll admit it — I’ve been a loyal watcher of 24 since the very first season when Kim was kidnapped after partying with those boys. Yeah, that’s right; the amnesia […]
Natural Disasters ‘Killed Over 220,000’ In 2008
Need a little reality check about the dangers of natural disasters? See this article, based on a report by Germany-based reinsurer, Munich Re. According to the article, although the number […]