Emergency Management News

Emergency Management News

EDM Friday Briefing: Two Major Colorado Wildfires Close to Merging

October 23, 2020 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for October 23, 2020: Extreme wildfire activity pushes the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak wildfires within 10 miles of each other – and other news.

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Coronavirus

NY sees most virus cases since May as state targets clusters

October 21, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that he was easing restrictions slightly in some coronavirus hot spots in New York City, but adding them in areas along the Pennsylvania border.

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Coronavirus

Spain 1st in western Europe to hit 1 million virus cases

October 21, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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Spain became the first country in western Europe to accumulate more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 infections on Wednesday as the nation of 47 million struggles to contain a resurgence of the virus.

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Coronavirus

Virus spikes have officials looking to shore up hospitals

October 21, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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Hospitals across the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized and leaders scrambling to find extra beds and staff.

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EDM Wednesday Briefing: Pending Ecological Disaster in Gulf of Paria

October 21, 2020 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for October 21, 2020: Concerns over a tanker in the Gulf of Paria have prompted calls for action – and other news.

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Coronavirus

CVS Health To Hire 15,000 Pharmacy Workers As Seasonal Flu And Covid-19 Collide

October 19, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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Drugstore giant CVS Health will hire 15,000 full and part-time workers as the company braces for an influx of customer needs during seasonal influenza season and the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19.

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Emergency Management News

Many homes likely lost in north-central Colorado fires

October 19, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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Nearly 3,000 people were forced to flee from a fast-moving fire in north-central Colorado and authorities believe a large number of homes were destroyed.

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Education

When Self-Driving Cars Don’t Realize They’ve Been In A Car Crash

October 19, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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A self-driving car could get sideswiped by another car, and the AI might be oblivious that this kind of car collision has even occurred.

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EDM Monday Briefing: Conditions Hamper Firefighters on Cameron Peak Fire

October 19, 2020 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for October 19, 2020: High winds and dry fuels hamper firefighters on the Cameron Peak Fire – and other news.

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Coronavirus

China rapidly expands use of experimental COVID-19 vaccines

October 16, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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China is rapidly increasing the number of people receiving its experimental coronavirus vaccines, with a city offering one to the general public and a biotech company providing another free to students going abroad.

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