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With a population of 19 million in Florida, a hurricane could do serious damage. Local insurance agents share tips on preparation. North Miami, FL (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 In Florida, residents have not been hit with a severe hurricane in 7 years. This doesn’t mean, however, that Florida’s good luck will continue, warns Rick Knabb, Director of the National Hurricane Center. This year, he encourages residents, it is important to prepare as if one could occur. During hurricane season 2013,...
Second only to July Fourth, Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest for car travel. In fact, AAA estimates that last year almost 31 million Americans traveled by car during Memorial Day weekend. Ontario, CA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 With Memorial Day quickly approaching, travel plans are in the works for many Americans and that means crowded highways. Second only to July Fourth, Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest for car travel. In fact, AAA estimates that last year almost 31...
Web Retailer ships thousands of pounds of pet food to Oklahoma shelters affected by tornadoes. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 PetFlow.com, the online store that delivers all of your pet’s needs on a schedule that you choose, today announced that with the help from its faithful and generous customers from around the country, hundreds of orders of needed pet food is en route to animal shelters in and around Moore, Oklahoma – the area ravaged this week when F5-category tornadoes...
Point of distribution open in Oklahoma City community. Springfield, Missouri (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 International humanitarian relief organization Convoy of Hope is providing of food, water and cleaning supplies at no cost for residents of the community who were affected by the tornado. Point of Distribution: Where: Crossroads Church 8900 S. Shields Blvd....
Imagery is gathered within days for support of disaster recovery efforts. Bothell, WA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 EagleView Technologies and Pictometry International, a newly merged company providing leading technology specializing in high-resolution aerial photography, automated 3D measurement technologies and overall software solutions, announced that Rapid Access™ technology has been engaged for recent catastrophic storm events in Oklahoma and Texas as well as wildfires in Wisconsin....
In light of the the recent natural disasters in Oklahoma, Kansas and throughout the Mid-West, All Hands Fire Equipment is now announcing some important Tornado Safety Tips to be seriously considered. Neptune, NJ (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Contrary to popular belief, tornadoes can occur year round and in any location. Some regions of the United States see a significantly higher number of tornadoes due to their unique landscape and geography. According to the Weather Channel, a tornado is defined...
Planning in advance for potential emergencies can significantly increase the chances of saving pet lives, and being reunited with pets after natural disasters. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 With the recent tornado tragedies in Granbury, Texas and Moore, Oklahoma, Park Cities Pet Sitter felt that this would be an excellent time to discuss emergency preparedness for you and your pets. When many weather emergencies occur, there is often very little warning or time to prepare for the...
Aquamira's emergency water supply system helps residents of hardest hit villages recover in the wake of the 7.0 quake in Lushan, Sichuan Province, China. Logan, UT (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 On April 22, an earthquake measuring 7.0 hit Lushan, Sichuan Province, China, killing 192 people and leaving more than 12,200 injured. Aquamira, in implementing its emergency water supply systems, provided Chinese citizens with pure drinking water using the DIVVY 250 Emergency Water System. The...
The cold winter months of December, January and February have less accidents says KANETIX. Most drivers exercise more caution when the driving conditions are less than desirable. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Contrary to popular belief, the majority of car accidents do not occur in the cold, dark winter months of December, January and February says KANETIX. In 2012, of the drivers obtaining auto insurance quotes at KANETIX.CA almost 23.8 percent disclosed having an accident in the...
The Semi Truck Accident Victims Center says, "Not only does our service include building a team of the most capable national caliber law firms, or legal experts, we make certain investigators are dispatched to the scene of serious accident involving innocent victims in a passenger vehicle, and a semi truck, or big rig any where in the state of Michigan." If the worst happens, and a loved one is involved, and seriously injured because of a semi truck, commercial vehicle, or a big...
Latest Disaster Accident Reference Libraries
Coral reefs are submerged structures consisting of calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of small animals found in marine waters that enclose few nutrients. The majority of coral reefs are constructed from stony corals, which then consist of polyps that come together in groups. The polyps are like small sea anemones, to which they are very closely related. Unlike the sea anemones, coral polyps secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons which provide support and protections...
The Texas Blackland Prairies are a temperate grassland ecoregion that is located in Texas that stretches roughly from the Red River in North Texas to San Antonio in the south. This area covers an area of 19,400 square miles, consisting of a main belt of 17,000 square miles and two islands of tall grass prairie grasslands located southeast of the main blackland prairie belt; both the main belt and the islands stretch northeast/southwest. It hosts many different eco-regional organisms....
The Persian Gulf is located in the western part of Asia between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It’s an addition to the Indian Ocean. The Gulf was the focal point of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, which each side assaulted the other’s oil tankers. In the year 1991, the Persian Gulf again was the background for what was known as the “Persian Gulf War” or otherwise known as the “Gulf War”, despite the fact that this disagreement was mainly a land conflict, when Iraq raided Kuwait...
Nuclear fallout, or just simply fallout, known also as Black Rain, is the residual radioactive material that is propelled into the upper atmosphere after a nuclear black or a nuclear reaction that is conducted in an unshielded facility. It is so called because it "fall out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It most commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash that is created when a nuclear weapon explodes, but such dust can also come from a damaged nuclear...
Image Caption: Painter of the burial chamber of Sennedjem. A Plowing Farmer. Credit: Yorck Project/Wikipedia Cover crops are crops that are planted to improve the quality of the soil, also known as green manure. Cover crops add fertility to the soil, control weeds and pests as well as control diseases that can be otherwise found in untreated soil. Cover crops increases the organic matter levels in the soil which only enhances the structure of the soil as well as increase the capacity for...
