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Please take a moment and review the press releases and various media snippets below as well as our own emergency and disaster resources. Be sure to susbscribe using the vehicle of your choice, as we are passionate about helping you to prepare as well as execute your communications plan when emergencies and disasters strike.
Earthquake in Chile: A Complicated Fracture -- March 9, 2010
ScienceDaily (Mar. 9, 2010) — The extremely strong earthquake that struck Chile Feb. 27 was a complicated rupture process, as scientists of the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences found out. Quakes with such magnitude virtually penetrate the entire Earth's crust.
Will Disaster Mitigation Ever Become Popular? -- March 9, 2010
It is generally accepted that pre-disaster mitigation works and saves $4 in damages prevented for every $1 invested in mitigation.
Social Considerations for Successful Notifications & Alerts -- March 9, 2010
The following is another in our series of excerpts from the Galain Solutions, Inc. white paper, "Notification, Alerts, and Warnings: The Next Generation".
Quake exposes poor construction in Turkey -- March 9, 2010
OKCULAR, Turkey – Homes in eastern areas of Turkey prone to earthquakes must be better built to withstand jolts like the magnitude 6 temblor that toppled village houses and killed 51 people this week, the Turkish government acknowledged Tuesday.
Earthquake hits off Hawaii's coast -- March 9, 2010
(CNN) -- A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii on Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Rock slide drops boulders, closes interstate in Colorado -- March 9, 2010
(CNN) -- Giant rocks came tumbling down a snowy Colorado mountainside early Monday, punching gaping holes in the interstate below, the Colorado Department of Transportation said.
1 killed, 2 hurt in shooting at Ohio State -- March 9, 2010
(CNN) -- Three Ohio State University employees were shot, one of them fatally, in an attack early Tuesday on campus, university police said.
Tornado destroys homes in Oklahoma -- March 9, 2010
(CNN) -- At least five homes were destroyed after a tornado touched down in western Oklahoma Monday evening, authorities said. There were no reports of injuries.
Chile quake moves city more than 10 feet -- March 9, 2010
(CNN) -- The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rocked the west coast of Chile last month was violent enough to move the city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west and the capital, Santiago, about 11 inches to the west-southwest, researchers said.
Chilean Earthquake Moved Entire City 10 Feet West, Shifted Other Parts of South America -- March 9, 2010
ScienceDaily (Mar. 8, 2010) — The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and shifted other parts of South America as far apart as the Falkland Islands and Fortaleza, Brazil.
Across USA, many still wait for word about loved ones in Haiti -- March 8, 2010
David Apperson's clothes hang untouched in his closet. His office door remains shut. His Harley-Davidson motorcycle sits in the garage, just where he parked it before he went to Haiti on a business trip in January.
Haiti victims' medical needs shift away from trauma -- March 8, 2010
JACMEL, Haiti — When she arrived, the woman's foot had been apparently crushed and gone untreated for almost two weeks. Maggots and flies covered her wound. Gangrene had set in.
Dozens killed as quake shakes eastern Turkey -- March 8, 2010
ANKARA, Turkey - A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing at least 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six villages, officials said.
Avalanche, crashes claim 7 lives in Germany -- March 8, 2010
BERLIN - Heavy snowfall in parts of Germany triggered a deadly avalanche and caused thousands of accidents, leaving at least seven people dead and dozens more injured, police said Sunday.
Chile looters return items during amnesty -- March 8, 2010
CONCEPCION, Chile - The police came with bullhorns to impoverished neighborhoods near the epicenter of Chile's devastating earthquake, warning looters to return what they stole or face police raids.
   
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