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Louisiana lawmakers are asking President Donald Trump to open federal recovery money for the winter storm in late January that killed nine people, closed Interstate 20 and cut power to more than 175,000 homes. -
Several members of Lexington’s Urban County Council expressed frustration about how the city responded to Winter Storm Fern, especially in light of the increased frequency of what were once rare weather events.
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The National Weather Service says it was a test and there is no tsunami. -
'You have to remember, in those days, forecasting was not what it is today. It's improved enormously since then.'
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With an estimated 129 million dead trees, California forests – particularly the Sierra’s 10 million acres – are extremely vulnerable to fire threats.
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The Metro East is situated near two fault lines — including the New Madrid Fault, which produced the largest earthquakes in the continental U.S. in 1811-1812.
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'When I worked for the Forest Service, man, we sprayed fuel breaks with chemicals that aren’t even allowed anymore. We inhaled that stuff; we were exposed to all kinds of bad stuff.'
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The podcast also informed the public of some of the best methods to prevent the flu virus. You can listen to this episode, Episode 6, on Soundcloud or iTunes.
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Fire Stations 1 and 2 were rebuilt to the tune of $15 million. The process took a little more than a year.
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The Tampa Bay region, which encompasses six counties from Citrus to Manatee, is expected to lack nearly 15,000 spaces for evacuees in the general population in 2018.
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After nearly four months, the public still lacks a clear understanding of what decisions were made by the emergency services staff about alerting residents to the fires.
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It is only a test, with no exercise or drill accompanying it, and the first one since a false missile alert went out Jan. 13, officials with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday.
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has not confirmed the failure of Wednesday's test but say a trial took place.
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(TNS) — In a small Key Largo, Fla., neighborhood, the tide came in — and didn’t go out for almost a month.
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'It’s never easy to regain trust, period — whether you’re talking about personal relationships, state government or people.'
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The technology exists today to implement a warning system. What is lacking is elected officials’ attention to the topic of seismic public safety.
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The county is seeking in its planned lawsuit tens of millions of dollars in damages to clear debris, rebuild infrastructure and develop safety measures to prevent future disasters.
