As we saw once again with Hurricane Irene, the actual damage sustained during an intense bout of weather can be difficult to gauge based solely on weather alone... which is why FEMA has the Waffle House index.
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If you've got anywhere to go in Gotham, you'd better plan on getting there before noon on Saturday.
Ahead of the potentially "historic" Hurricane Irene landfall in the Big Apple, low-lying zones including the Financial District are being ...
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The Personal Localized Alerting Network, or PLAN, is a new program devised by the FCC to keep Joe Citizen abreast of imminent safety threats in his area within the US.
Although the system won't be available nationally until next ...
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Hurricane Katrina is now five years into our past and yet the cost in terms of being a social disaster and human tragedy continues on through until today and shows no sign of changing. ...
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The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for the coordination of the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities. You need look ...
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