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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.
6.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Chile -- March 12, 2010
SANTIAGO, Chile - A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move to higher ground in case of a tsunami.
Three strong earthquakes strike Chile in quick succession -- March 12, 2010
Santiago, Chile (CNN) -- Three strong earthquakes rocked Chile on Thursday, causing significant damage in at least one city, the country's newly inaugurated president said Thursday.
Biggest aftershock hits Chile on inauguration day -- March 11, 2010
SANTIAGO, Chile – The largest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera.
Texas Earthquakes: Operation of Saltwater Injection Disposal Well in Area Was a 'Plausible Cause' -- March 11, 2010
ScienceDaily (Mar. 10, 2010) — A study of seismic activity near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by researchers from Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin reveals that the operation of a saltwater injection disposal well in the area was a "plausible cause" for the series of small earthquakes that occurred in the area between Oct. 30, 2008, and May 16, 2009.
Tornado watch lifted after storms tear through Arkansas -- March 11, 2010
(CNN) -- A tornado watch was lifted for Arkansas early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people.
Lost in the ruins: Haiti’s best and brightest -- March 11, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - They kept the books, had the training and fixed the computers. They were the educated few of Haiti, an up-and-coming generation of nurses, technicians, office managers and college students.
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.
   
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