#disasters — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/people/65840/ Gov. Gavin Newsom Asks To Extend FEMA Funding for California Wildfire Survivors #2025CaliforniaWildfires #california #CaliforniaWildfires #disasters #FederalAssistance #FEMA #GavinNewsom #SouthernCalifornia #video

Shorelines receding, worsening storms and coastal erosion. Who pays?

"We've got kilometres and kilometres of coast. So much of our housing [is] built on coastal communities that we are walking into an absolutely existential crisis for some of these regional towns and councils."

"Someone is going to need to pay for the costs of climate change, and at the moment, it is being picked up by taxpayers and ratepayers while these fossil fuel companies make huge profits."

"Companies based in Australia have contributed significantly to the climate crisis, and it's only fair for them to have to pay for some of those costs." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-04/bass-coast-council-pushes-fossil-fuel-levy-for-recovery-fund/106624424
#FossilFuels #climate #disasters #coast #beach #erosion #ClimateFinance #mining #extractivism #energy

The Pandemic May Have Changed Young People for the Better: A Positive Take on The ‘COVID Generation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-pandemic-may-have-changed-young-people-for-the-better/

The Pandemic May Have Changed Young People for the Better: A Positive Take on The ‘COVID Generation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-pandemic-may-have-changed-young-people-for-the-better/

The Pandemic May Have Changed Young People for the Better: A Positive Take on The ‘COVID Generation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-pandemic-may-have-changed-young-people-for-the-better/

The Pandemic May Have Changed Young People for the Better: A Positive Take on The ‘COVID Generation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-pandemic-may-have-changed-young-people-for-the-better/

University of Waterloo: The wildfire paradox: How social media quickens response but strains resources. “Social media posts are a double-edged sword for public agencies that respond to emergencies such as wildfires. New research from the University of Waterloo shows that while posts by citizens who see emergencies in the making can help first responders spring into action more quickly, they […]

International Fire & Safety Journal: Peers approve funding for Grenfell Tower archive and preservation works. “The House of Lords has passed the Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill to provide statutory authority for the construction and long-term management of a permanent memorial at the tower site.”

MCI with cardiac arrests due to a chemical spill in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

"...According to Metro 911, the spill was reported around 9:30 this morning at Catalyst Refiners Inc. just off 1st Avenue South and the Institute exit. It is being reported as a diluting nitric acid.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for a one-mile radius around the Catalyst Refiners Inc. building...

There have been reports of three unresponsive victims due to cardiac arrest and at least 5 total patients. Charleston Fire Department Hazmat Team has been requested. A bus has been requested to transport 30 additional victims...:"

https://www.wowktv.com/news/shelter-in-place-issued-following-chemical-spill-near-institute/

#ems #disasters #chemicalspill #WVwx

MCI with cardiac arrests due to a chemical spill in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

"...According to Metro 911, the spill was reported around 9:30 this morning at Catalyst Refiners Inc. just off 1st Avenue South and the Institute exit. It is being reported as a diluting nitric acid.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for a one-mile radius around the Catalyst Refiners Inc. building...

There have been reports of three unresponsive victims due to cardiac arrest and at least 5 total patients. Charleston Fire Department Hazmat Team has been requested. A bus has been requested to transport 30 additional victims...:"

https://www.wowktv.com/news/shelter-in-place-issued-following-chemical-spill-near-institute/

#ems #disasters #chemicalspill #WVwx

MCI with cardiac arrests due to a chemical spill in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

"...According to Metro 911, the spill was reported around 9:30 this morning at Catalyst Refiners Inc. just off 1st Avenue South and the Institute exit. It is being reported as a diluting nitric acid.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for a one-mile radius around the Catalyst Refiners Inc. building...

There have been reports of three unresponsive victims due to cardiac arrest and at least 5 total patients. Charleston Fire Department Hazmat Team has been requested. A bus has been requested to transport 30 additional victims...:"

https://www.wowktv.com/news/shelter-in-place-issued-following-chemical-spill-near-institute/

#ems #disasters #chemicalspill #WVwx

MCI with cardiac arrests due to a chemical spill in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

"...According to Metro 911, the spill was reported around 9:30 this morning at Catalyst Refiners Inc. just off 1st Avenue South and the Institute exit. It is being reported as a diluting nitric acid.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for a one-mile radius around the Catalyst Refiners Inc. building...

There have been reports of three unresponsive victims due to cardiac arrest and at least 5 total patients. Charleston Fire Department Hazmat Team has been requested. A bus has been requested to transport 30 additional victims...:"

https://www.wowktv.com/news/shelter-in-place-issued-following-chemical-spill-near-institute/

#ems #disasters #chemicalspill #WVwx

MCI with cardiac arrests due to a chemical spill in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

"...According to Metro 911, the spill was reported around 9:30 this morning at Catalyst Refiners Inc. just off 1st Avenue South and the Institute exit. It is being reported as a diluting nitric acid.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for a one-mile radius around the Catalyst Refiners Inc. building...

There have been reports of three unresponsive victims due to cardiac arrest and at least 5 total patients. Charleston Fire Department Hazmat Team has been requested. A bus has been requested to transport 30 additional victims...:"

https://www.wowktv.com/news/shelter-in-place-issued-following-chemical-spill-near-institute/

#ems #disasters #chemicalspill #WVwx

NASA: Study Reveals Heat Risk to Elderly in 85% of Austin Single-Family Homes During Power Outages

"...A study published in Building and Environment found that 85% of Austin's single-family homes could pose a significant risk of death to elderly occupants during a three-day extreme heat event –temperatures exceeding 110°F – with no power. The finding challenges a common assumption about indoor safety during heat emergencies. ..."

https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/our-impact/story/study-reveals-heat-risk-to-elderly-in-austin

#disasters #heatwaves #TXwx #poweroutages

UPDATE: Floyd County approves $520K contract to stabilize historic Rome courthouse after March fire | Local News

UPDATE: The Floyd County Board of Commissioners has approved a contract to stabilize one of Rome’s most treasured …
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #Rome #brick #court #courthouse #Crime #disasters #emergencyservices #fire #government #justice #law #Lawenforcement #nationalsecurity #police #Politics #publiclaw #publicsafety #sheriffsintheunitedstates
https://www.europesays.com/italy/4348/

"Three pot" method of washing dishes, illustrated

https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2017/03/30/how-to-wash-dishes-at-campsite/

#disasters #dishwashing

Oooh, they teach the "three pot" method like we did in scouts for washing dishes.

1. Hot wash with a little bit of soap
2. Hot rins pot
3. Cold rinse pot with sanitizing tablets and/or a few drops of bleach

(this assumes you have a way to heat water, of course).

#dishwashing #disasters

Hmm, I don't have an angle grinder/bolt cutters in my disaster prep kit... Waffle House does. What do they know that I do not know?

#disasterpreparedness #disasters #wafflehouse

Hmm, I don't have an angle grinder/bolt cutters in my disaster prep kit... Waffle House does. What do they know that I do not know?

#disasterpreparedness #disasters #wafflehouse

https://www.fogolf.com/1204879/tiger-woods-net-worth-money-earned-on-off-golf-course-in-his-career/ Tiger Woods net worth, money earned on, off golf course in his career #Accidents #AccidentsU0026Disasters #Affiliate #Arts #celebrities #CelebritiesU0026EntertainmentNews #DISASTERS #Entertainment #florida #Golf #GolfNews #GolfSwing #gossip #GossipU0026TabloidNews #Local #LocalAffiliateArtsU0026Entertainment #Negative #NEUTRAL #news #overall #OverallNegative #OverallNeutral #pga #PgaTour #sports #SportsNews #Tabloid #tiger #TigerWoods #Tour #u0026 #woods

caribbean.unwomen.org/en/stories/n... 1/ " #Global and #regional data demonstrate that #women are more at #risk from #climatechange impacts than #men. This is not because women are naturally more susceptible to #natural #hazards, resulting #disasters or #health #crises."

Disasters Affect Us All, Diffe...

https://caribbean.unwomen.org/en/stories/news/2022/03/disasters-affect-us-all-differently

1/
" #Global and #regional data demonstrate that #women are more at #risk from #climatechange impacts than #men. This is not because women are naturally more susceptible to #natural #hazards, resulting #disasters or #health #crises. Instead, it is the stubborn structural barriers to #equality based on harmful #gender #stereotypes and #inequality of #power in decision making that increase women’s vulnerability, reducing their opportunities to build #resiliency."

https://www.fogolf.com/1203838/illinois-employee-dies-after-incident-at-golf-course/ Illinois employee dies after incident at golf course #Accidents #AccidentsU0026Disasters #Affiliate #AI #Death #DeathU0026Tragedy #DISASTERS #Enabled #Gardens #Golf #GolfNews #GolfSwing #highlights #IL #Illinois #lawn #LawnMowers #Local #LocalAffiliateTravel #LocalNews #Mowers #Negative #news #overall #OverallNegative #Parks #Regional #RegionalParksU0026Gardens #springfield #Story #StoryHighlightsAIEnabled #tragedy #travel #u0026

LA Times: Officials considered warning Altadena before Eaton fire, but no alert was sent

"...Emergency officials decided against sending a preparedness alert about increasingly dangerous winds across the Interstate 210 corridor before the Eaton fire ignited.

It’s not clear what difference such a preparedness alert would have made, but an emergency management official who pushed for the alert thinks it could have helped, especially in west Altadena, where residents didn’t receive any alerts until after the fire had been threatening the area for hours...."

(paywall)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-24/fire-weather-alerts-eaton-fire-wildfires-how-to-improve-early-warnings

#EatonFire #Wildfires #Disasters

Garden State Parkway crash in Bergen County NJ leaves 1 dead https://www.allforgardening.com/1672123/garden-state-parkway-crash-in-bergen-county-nj-leaves-1-dead/ #Accidents #AccidentsU0026Disasters #death #DeathU0026Tragedy #disasters #garden #GardenStateParkway #Jersey #local #LocalNews #Negative #new #NewJerseyStatePolice #news #Overall #OverallNegative #Parkway #police #state #Tragedy #u0026

The “shifting of the intergenerational burden” - more frequent and extreme disasters

"The next generation of Australian workers will cop a $185,000 bill over their lifetimes if the country does not act more urgently to address the climate crisis."

“We have been kicking this can down the road so future generations will have to bear more of the impact of climate change and pick up the tab for more climate action and the costs of adapting to climate change."

“At some point, if climate change is not addressed, it poses an existential risk to human survival, so it’s right up there. It’s difficult to imagine anything that could or should be ranked higher.” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/23/australia-generation-alpha-faces-185k-bill-over-lifetime-without-urgent-action-on-climate-crisis-report-finds
#FossilFuels #consumption #ClimateCrisis #IntergenerationalBurden #disasters #habitability #parenting #children #NegativeExternalities

"#Webinar: #Donkeys as Agents of #Drought #Resilience"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_CCF4RbvWk
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #donkey #droughts #equids

"#Webinar: #Donkeys as Agents of #Drought #Resilience"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_CCF4RbvWk
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #donkey #droughts #equids

"#Webinar: #Donkeys as Agents of #Drought #Resilience"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_CCF4RbvWk
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #donkey #droughts #equids

"#Webinar: #Donkeys as Agents of #Drought #Resilience"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_CCF4RbvWk
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #donkey #droughts #equids

"#Webinar: #Donkeys as Agents of #Drought #Resilience"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_CCF4RbvWk
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #donkey #droughts #equids

Wife Used ‘Find My iPhone’ to Locate Husband Buried in an Avalanche for Over 4 Hours

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wife-used-find-my-iphone-to-locate-husband-buried-in-an-avalanche-for-over-4-hours/

A hotter, wetter South is becoming a breeding ground for mold

In Asheville, a housing crisis is colliding with a poorly understood health threat that only worsened after Helene.

h/t @bicmay

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/02/25/a-hotter-wetter-south-is-becoming-a-breeding-ground-for-mold/

#climateemergency #mold #disasters #floods #NCwx

Blaze draws firefighters to J&K Salvage yard in Spring Garden Twp. https://www.allforgardening.com/1627437/blaze-draws-firefighters-to-jk-salvage-yard-in-spring-garden-twp/ #Accidents #AccidentsU0026Disasters #day #disasters #Emergency #EmergencyServices #fire #FireU0026SecurityServices #garden #local #LocalNews #management #Negative #news #Overall #OverallNegative #Patrick's #saint #SaintPatrick'sDay #Security #Services #u0026 #Waste #WasteManagement

Burlington Fire Dept. responds to 2-alarm fire at Hallmark Gardens | Burlington https://www.allforgardening.com/1626854/burlington-fire-dept-responds-to-2-alarm-fire-at-hallmark-gardens-burlington/ #burlington #CivilDefense #combustion #disasters #EmergencyServices #fire #firefighter #firefighting #Fires #garden #gardening #hazards #massachusetts #PublicSafety #safety #wildfires

"Can risk be managed without measuring it?"
https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/can-risk-be-managed-without-measuring-it-0

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #Risk #RiskManagement #RiskReduction #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters

"Can risk be managed without measuring it?"
https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/can-risk-be-managed-without-measuring-it-0

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #Risk #RiskManagement #RiskReduction #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters

"Can risk be managed without measuring it?"
https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/can-risk-be-managed-without-measuring-it-0

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #Risk #RiskManagement #RiskReduction #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters

"Can risk be managed without measuring it?"
https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/can-risk-be-managed-without-measuring-it-0

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #Risk #RiskManagement #RiskReduction #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters

"Can risk be managed without measuring it?"
https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/can-risk-be-managed-without-measuring-it-0

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #Risk #RiskManagement #RiskReduction #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters

Thank you to John Richardson and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience for the review of "Disaster by Choice" https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-january-2026-disasters-are-not-natural-review-of-disasters-by-choice-how-our-actions-turn-natural-hazards-into-catastrophes
 
-"Disaster by Choice" https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-by-choice-9780198841357
-"Katastrophen aus Menschenhand" https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68680-5
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #Katastrophen

Thank you to John Richardson and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience for the review of "Disaster by Choice" https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-january-2026-disasters-are-not-natural-review-of-disasters-by-choice-how-our-actions-turn-natural-hazards-into-catastrophes
 
-"Disaster by Choice" https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-by-choice-9780198841357
-"Katastrophen aus Menschenhand" https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68680-5
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #Katastrophen

Thank you to John Richardson and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience for the review of "Disaster by Choice" https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-january-2026-disasters-are-not-natural-review-of-disasters-by-choice-how-our-actions-turn-natural-hazards-into-catastrophes
 
-"Disaster by Choice" https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-by-choice-9780198841357
-"Katastrophen aus Menschenhand" https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68680-5
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #Katastrophen

Thank you to John Richardson and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience for the review of "Disaster by Choice" https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-january-2026-disasters-are-not-natural-review-of-disasters-by-choice-how-our-actions-turn-natural-hazards-into-catastrophes
 
-"Disaster by Choice" https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-by-choice-9780198841357
-"Katastrophen aus Menschenhand" https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68680-5
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #Katastrophen

Thank you to John Richardson and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience for the review of "Disaster by Choice" https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-january-2026-disasters-are-not-natural-review-of-disasters-by-choice-how-our-actions-turn-natural-hazards-into-catastrophes
 
-"Disaster by Choice" https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-by-choice-9780198841357
-"Katastrophen aus Menschenhand" https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68680-5
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #Katastrophen

Palm Beach Gardens woman, 84, dies after being hit by garbage truck https://www.allforgardening.com/1584927/palm-beach-gardens-woman-84-dies-after-being-hit-by-garbage-truck/ #Accidents #AccidentsU0026Disasters #beach #death #DeathU0026Tragedy #disasters #enforcement #fl #garden #gardening #gardens #Law #LawEnforcement #local #LocalNews #management #Negative #news #Overall #OverallNegative #palm #PalmBeachGardens #Tragedy #Twitter #u0026 #Waste #WasteManagement

New #podcast:
#NoNaturalDisasters https://uclpress.co.uk/podcast/no-natural-disasters-professor-ilan-kelman

#disaster #disasters #DisastersAvoided #DisastersAreNotNatural #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DRM #DisasterRiskManagement #DisasterRisk #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency