Preparedness

City officials squarely blamed a lack of preparation on incorrect weather forecasts from the National Weather Service — but the agency disputes that and has communications with the city to back it up.

The storm should affect much of the nation, and cover the entire Great Lakes region. But northern Michigan, in particular, should be "in the sweet spot for the worst of it" early Friday through Sunday.

Officials said north Georgia could see the lowest temperatures in nearly a decade and for a much longer duration than normal. There’s a possibility of flurries on Friday as temperatures plummet into the teens.

The first real warnings that the climate was changing more rapidly than normal were sounded in the 1950s. Scientists then cautioned that warming would lead to changes in the atmosphere as well as an expanding ocean.

FEMA, charged with administering $2.5 billion in financial aid for communities charred by the historic Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, is looking to hire local people to fill a number of positions.

With no end in sight to extreme weather patterns that could have implications for data centers and even cybersecurity, the time is ripe for IT leaders to plan for energy efficiency and resilience.

Today, every gallon from two water district wells must first be flushed through six enormous tanks, each filled with 40,000 pounds of specially treated coal, to remove contaminants.

The closing began with one school, Portales Junior High, with a Tuesday announcement that the campus would be closed for the rest of the week with a scheduled return to campus Monday.

"What's happening now is two (or more) viruses are coming together and we haven't been exposed to those in a couple of years, so our bodies are not able to fight off those viruses as effectively as we have in the past."

The return of masking rules, which haven’t been on the books since March, is not a given. But with the startling formation of a third straight fall-and-winter wave, a new order could be in the offing.

Understaffing had become a key source of contention in negotiations, as nurses argued they were being given excessive caseloads and forced to work back-to-back shifts because nobody else was available to care for their patients.

"We will be installing voice over IP (VOIP) speakers as a public address system that will integrate with our existing emergency notification system," said Matt Franz, senior vice president for technology, safety, and strategic initiatives.

A new report shows that 90 percent of U.S. counties have experienced a climate-related federal disaster declaration and suggests that a paradigm shift from recovery to resilience is critical.

A funding request is necessary to do an assessment to determine what is needed to fill the position. The idea is for the public safety manager to oversee fire, police, emergency management and animal control.

The renewed scrutiny comes exactly two decades after the hurricane center debuted the cone of uncertainty, sometimes called the cone of concern. It’s a simple tool, showing the projected direction of the hurricane’s powerful eye over five days.

The Sea Level Rise Response Collaborative executive committee meets about four times a year and is made up of representatives from Olympia, LOTT Clean Water Alliance and the Port of Olympia.

"It never was a challenge before," said Jessica Holden, a registered nurse. "It's a dilemma. Why is it that we are not getting the number of applicants that we got before. There used to be waiting lists. We are not seeing those anymore."

Ahead of cold winter temperatures, Texas residents should know the basics of gathering an emergency kit and getting alerts from officials, as well as knowing how to stay warm and avoid conditions like frostbite.