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January 19, 2007

Red Cross Assists Communities After Severe Winter Weather

Source: LawsonKa@usa.redcross.org, Disaster News from the Red Cross
After a severe winter storm blasted parts of the United States earlier this week, temperatures continue to drop and many are still without power in several states from the Heartland to the Midwest. In response to the storm front...

December 20, 2006

Disaster prep: were we ready? - Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Disaster prep: were we ready?Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, WA - 1 hour ago... Members of the Vashon Disaster Preparedness Coalition said it took the organization a few days to get on its feet because they were plagued by some of the same...

October 20, 2006

Red Cross Offers Cold Weather Health and Safety Tips

Source: Lawsonka@usa.redcross.org, Disaster News from the Red Cross
Fewer than 100,000 homes and businesses in Western New York remain without power today one week after a storm dumped nearly two feet of snow on the region. For the tens of thousands still without power, the lack of...
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September 06, 2006

It's not the antivirals that matter in a bad pandemic

Source: europepanflu, Pandemic Flu from Europe
Here a GP is reported to request that electricity continues to power his practice. A flu pandemic across the UK could result in "1,000 September 11ths" and preparations are "woefully inadequate", a doctor warned today. Dr Steve Hajioff will...
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