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October 5, 2009 to October 9, 2009

AMA Conference on Radar Meteorology [1]

An American Meteorological Society meeting.
Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [4]
Disasters [5]
Science [6]
Technology [7]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]

EPA Declares Health Emergency in Libby [9]

"The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday declared its first-ever 'public health emergency,' saying the federal government will funnel $6 million to provide medical care for people sickened by asbestos from a mine in northwest Montana."
Disasters [5]
Public [3]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [10]
Source: Wash Post [11], 06/18/2009

Two Agencies Hide Neglect of Coal-Dam Safety with Secrecy [12]

US EPA and Army Corps of Engineers say they "cannot make the list of 'high hazard' coal ash impoundment sites public," even though risk to communities exists -- like the December 2008 pond failure at the Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [14]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Government [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Communities at Risk, But Coal Ash Sites Secret" [19]

"Dozens of communities nationwide are at risk from a coal ash spill like the one that blanketed a Tennessee neighborhood last year, but the Obama administration has decided not to tell the public about it because of the danger of a terrorist attack."
Disasters [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [20], 06/15/2009

Troubling Predictions Come True For Reporter And Friends [21]

 

 By KATINA GAUDET 

"We have a different fear of hurricanes."

My friend Yasmin was trying to rationalize her fearlessness in the face of an imposing Hurricane Katrina, expected to make landfall near New Orleans the next day, from her first-floor Uptown apartment.

But I was having difficulty, although safe in a hotel room near Memphis. I was frantic, yelling into the phone at Yasmin, "You cannot stay there."

Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [5]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding [22]

$15 million of Stimulus funding for 55 projects, designed to help reduce wildfire hazards and reclaim burned lands, could be of substantial interest in the receiving communities.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [5]
Forests [24]
Government [16]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [25]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
California [28]
Alaska and Hawaii [29]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"GAO Cites FEMA Preparedness Gaps" [30]

"Almost four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has failed to clarify the responsibilities of different agencies that would respond to such disasters, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office."
Disasters [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: WashPost [31], 06/09/2009

Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization [32]

 

 Climate change scientist paints a stark and vivid picture

THE WINDS OF CHANGE: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS By Eugene Linden 
Simon & Schuster, $26

Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [33]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Economy & Business [35]
Consumer [36]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Studies [37]
Food [38]
Forests [24]
Health [39]
Government [16]
Environmental Politics [40]
Journalism & Media [41]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Media Hype's Impacts On Disaster Victims And Endangered Species [42]

By JAN KNIGHT

After a disaster, news coverage can amplify risk, create new health syndromes, study shows.

Disasters and their aftermaths can have repercussions that reach beyond the days or weeks that follow, and news reports can strongly impact public reaction to related risks, even contributing to increased reports of health-related problems that may not be linked to the disaster, a recent study shows.

Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [5]
Journalism & Media [41]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Hurricane Forecast Predicts Slightly Milder Season" [43]

"Forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say they are expecting an average Atlantic hurricane season this year, with four to seven hurricanes."
Disasters [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NPR [44], 05/22/2009

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