Emergency and Disaster Management (EDM) Week in Review: April 4, 2016
A weekly recap of handpicked emergency and disaster management news, along with analysis and interpretation from our team of experts.
Refugees in Greece
The Greek government began [link url=”http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/02/greece-violence-refugees-riot-forced-return-to-turkey” title=”deporting refugees“] as part of the controversial [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/18/europe/eu-turkey-refugees/” title=”European Union deal“] that was struck in mid-March. Greece plans to send about 750 migrants back across to Turkey by Wednesday. This first wave of deportations sparked protests and Greek leaders said they are [link url=”http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/02/greece-violence-refugees-riot-forced-return-to-turkey” title=”expecting violence.“]
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Wildfires in Kansas & Oklahoma
The largest wildfire ever to burn in Kansas was [link url=”http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article68895597.html” title=”90 percent contained“] on Monday, flared again on Wednesday, [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wildfire-flares-oklahoma-threatens-town-38175875″ title=”threatening the town of Freedom, Oklahoma“], before winds turned it briefly back to the south. The original fire left behind nearly 400,000 charred acres in Kansas and Oklahoma. The wildfire, which began in Oklahoma on March 22 and spread north to Kansas, [link url=”http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article68895597.html” title=”destroyed at least 41 buildings“] and left at least [link url=”http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article68895597.html” title=”600 cattle dead“].
@KFOR 4:50p Logan Co. Fire slowing to North. Less tree/dry grass fuel. 1 home lost. @NWSNorman @OKForestService pic.twitter.com/h5DZudLFQk
— Marc Dillard (@F5Video) April 5, 2016
The current fire, which started in Woodward County, OK, has already scorched 56,000 acres [link url=”http://www.koco.com/news/evacuations-underway-in-woodward-county-wildfire/38877224″ title=”forcing the evacuations of hundreds“], is being blamed on arcing power lines and is [link url=”http://www.koco.com/news/evacuations-underway-in-woodward-county-wildfire/38877224″ title=”said to be burning out of control.“] Officials estimate the fire to be 15 miles long and 3 miles wide, indicating that it has consumed numerous structures and is [link url=”https://weather.com/news/weather/news/oklahoma-kansas-wildfire-impacts” title=”currently only 20 percent contained“]. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-winds-shift-wildfire-oklahoma-iodine-plant-38188729″ title=”declared a state of emergency in 10 new counties“] as wildfires continue to ravage parts of the state.
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Cyber Security
President Barack Obama [link url=”https://amuedge.com/u-s-extends-national-emergency-on-cyber-threats/” title=”extended the national emergency on cyber attacks“] that aims to protect the U.S. from “malicious cyber-enabled activities.” President Obama originally declared the emergency one year earlier, in April 2015, and recently extended it for one more year.
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Fracking & Groundwater
Stanford researchers recently discovered evidence of [link url=”https://amuedge.com/study-fracking-fluids-found-in-wyoming-groundwater/” title=”fracking fluids polluting groundwater“] in Wyoming. Researchers found a long list of hydraulic fracturing fluid chemicals in wells near Pavillion, WY, and cautioned that fracking could be causing widespread impacts on drinking water resources across the nation.
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Human-Induced Earthquakes
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently released a report that revealed that up to 7 million U.S. residents have been [link url=”https://amuedge.com/usgs-human-induced-earthquakes-affect-millions-of-u-s-residents/” title=”impacted by human-induced seismicity.“] Human-induced quakes have increased in frequency in recent years due to activities like wastewater disposal, and [link url=”https://amuedge.com/usgs-human-induced-earthquakes-affect-millions-of-u-s-residents/” title=”oil and gas production from wells deep underground.“]
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