How to shelter from fallout after a nuclear attack on your city
From io9.com: Terrorists have detonated a low-yield nuclear warhead in your city. How long should you hide, and where, to avoid the worst effects of radioactive fallout? We talked to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory atmospheric scientist Michael Dillon to find out. Yesterday Dillon published a paper on this topic in the Proceedings of the Royal […]
Waffling: How FEMA determines how bad a disaster is
From nowiknow.com: When disaster strikes, swift and decisive actions are typically required. Waffling — as in equivocating – is probably not a good idea. But waffles, the food? In the United States, they are a leading indicator as to how bad a disaster is. Just ask Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) head W. Craig Fugate. On May […]
Why Social Media Is the Front Line of Disaster Response
An infographic from Hurricane Sandy, but equally relevant in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornado yesterday. By Zoe Fox from Mashable.com: Nearly one million people are affected by natural disasters each year. In the U.S. alone, some 400 people die from disasters that cost the economy $17.6 billion. Helping respond to these cataclysmic events, social […]