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New Light Technologies, Dewberry, and National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation Team win FEMA contract to provide Disaster Modeling, Analytics, Systems Development, and Training Services
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — New Light Technologies Inc. (NLT), a leading provider of integrated cloud, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, geospatial, and scientific consulting services was awarded a new contract by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide modeling, analytics, systems development, and training services for the Response Geospatial Office (RGO). …
Status of Science and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific 2020 – World
The Status of Science and Technology report is an important step for monitoring the progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework and an attempt to capture some of the progress across geographies, stakeholders, and disciplines towards the application of science and technology towards risk reduction in Asia-Pacific. Developed by a group of individuals from …
Human behavior is as important as technology in disaster response – Times-Standard
I shared my last week’s column with the HSU Geosciences capstone class and they came up with four excellent questions. The questions had one thing in common — they couldn’t be answered only using information from science. My academic training was hardcore math and science. Most of my classes focused on the physics of earthquakes …
Mauritius oil disaster: Race to drain stricken ship before it splits in half
Environmentalists in Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean, say they are “expecting the worst” in a race to drain an estimated 2,500 tons of oil from a stricken Japanese ship before it breaks in half and further pollutes the sea. The MV Wakashio, which ran aground on a coral reef two weeks ago near the island nation off the eastern coast …
Every state is under a disaster declaration for the first time in US history because of coronavirus
President Donald Trump approved a disaster declaration Saturday for Wyoming, the final state to get one, along with the US Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Illinois announced its second highest day of deaths Saturday with 1,293 new reported cases and 81 additional deaths. In South Florida, …
Coronavirus spread at Rikers is a ‘public health disaster’, says jail’s top doctor | US news
The top doctor at Rikers Island said the coronavirus-hit New York jail is a “public health disaster unfolding before our eyes” as he warned of the rapidly rising number of infections in the city’s jails. In just 12 days, Ross MacDonald, the jail’s chief physician, said confirmed cases at Rikers had soared from one to …
Coronavirus update: Md. Gov. Larry Hogan issues ‘stay at home’ order; FEMA grants DC disaster declaration
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has issued a “stay at home” order, directing Maryland residents not to leave their homes unless it’s for an “essential” purpose, such as getting food or medicine or going to work at a job that’s been deemed essential. The latest Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has issued a “stay at home” order, …
Dallas County Judge Announces Declaration Of Local Disaster For Public Health Emergency, 5 More Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced a declaration of local disaster for public health emergency late Thursday night. This after he announced five additional coronavirus cases in Dallas County, bringing the total to eight. The latest patients are a woman in her 70s, one man in his 40s, one man in his …
A Potential Health Disaster Unfolds
Demonstrators vape during a consumer advocate groups and vape storeowners rally outside of the White … [+] House to protest the proposed vaping flavor ban in Washington DC on November 9, 2019. (Photo by Jose Luis Magana / AFP) (Photo by JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Earlier this year, I …
Joker Could Reach $1 Billion but ‘Gemini Man’ is a Box-Office Disaster
Todd Phillips’ DC Comics origin story has the last laugh on a Columbus Day weekend that is off more than 20% from 2018. Pre-weekend gross assessments are always, at best, an educated guess. The public has a way of deciding for itself, and often at the last minute. “Joker” held better than expected, dropping 43% …
