Emergency and disaster management briefing for June 6, 2016: Oregon deals with the aftermath of an oil train derailment, terrorism attacks decline worldwide, firefighters battle blazes in New Mexico, Arizona and California, and emerging technology may be the answer to lowering disaster risk.
- Cleanup of the [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/critics-river-route-place-oil-trains-crash-39605514″ title=”oil train derailment“] in Oregon continued this weekend after 16 train cars came off the tracks and three caught fire on Friday near Mosier, OR, which is about 70 miles east of Portland. Authorities said that the derailment and resulting fire has [link url=”http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/05/oregon-oil-train-spill-mosier-water-sewer-damage” title=”damaged essential city services in Mosier,“] as the town’s wastewater treatment plant and sewer system have not been operational since the crash. The cause of the derailment is [link url=”http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/oil-train-fire-out-on-columbia-river-gorge-but-sheen-now-seen-on-the-water/” title=”still under investigation.”]
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- The U.S. State Department released its annual survey of worldwide terrorism this week, which revealed that [link url=”https://amuedge.com/global-terrorist-attacks-declined-in-2015/” title=”terror attacks decreased in 2015“] for the first time in three years. From 2014 to 2015, the total number of terrorist attacks decreased 13 percent, and fatalities due to terrorist attacks declined 14 percent. According to the Department of State, [link url=”https://amuedge.com/global-terrorist-attacks-declined-in-2015/” title=”Iran remained the top worldwide sponsor of terrorism in 2015,“] as it provided support to various terrorist groups across the globe, but namely to Hizballah.
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- Firefighters continued to battle [link url=”http://www.abqjournal.com/786180/firefighters-still-battling-wildfires-in-new-mexico-arizona.html” title=”several wildfires in New Mexico and Arizona“] yesterday, as large portions of the two states suffer through record high temperatures. A [link url=”http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4750/” title=”fire in the San Mateo Mountains“] about 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM grew to 7,878 acres and was about 20 percent contained as of last evening. And a fire [link url=”http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4753/” title=”in the Tumacacori Mountains“] near Ruby, AZ grew to more than 8,500 acres and was also about 20 percent contained as of last evening. A heat wave that continues to bake the western U.S. will [link url=”http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/blistering-heat-wave-to-fuel-wildfire-threat-across-western-us-into-next-week/57907833″ title=”keep wildfire risk high“] as the week begins.
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- A 500-acre fire in Calabasas, CA in Los Angeles County [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/500-acre-calabasas-fire-forces-thousands-californians-homes-n586066?google_editors_picks=true” title=”forced the evacuation of at least 5,000 residents“] on Saturday. Officials believe that the fire may have been sparked Saturday when a [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/500-acre-calabasas-fire-forces-thousands-californians-homes-n586066?google_editors_picks=true” title=”truck struck a utility pole.“] Officials said that the fire was [link url=”http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-temecula-fire-20160604-snap-story.html” title=”75 percent contained“] as of last night. Firefighters made significant progress on Sunday, as the fire was only 30 percent contained Sunday morning.
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- The World Bank Group believes that [link url=”https://amuedge.com/lowering-disaster-risk-with-emerging-technology/” title=”innovation and the development of smart, fast technology“] is the answer to increasing resilience in nations facing the severe impacts of climate change. Through its Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) arm, the World Bank is looking to [link url=”https://amuedge.com/lowering-disaster-risk-with-emerging-technology/” title=”provide access to analytical tools“] that will help low-income countries improve disaster response and recovery.
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- [link url=”http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article81950547.html” title=”Tropical Storm Colin formed in Gulf of Mexico yesterday“] — the third named storm of the season. Colin is the earliest third tropical storm on record to form in the Atlantic basin. By yesterday evening, the storm had 40 mph winds as it sat approximately 465 miles southwest of Tampa. Officials issued a [link url=”http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article81950547.html” title=”tropical storm warning in Florida“] for a 400-mile stretch between Indian Pass and Englewood on the Gulf Coast of the state.
Colin is the earliest third tropical storm to form on record in the Atlantic basin. https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb #Colin pic.twitter.com/8HLixceB4P
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) June 5, 2016
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- A recent report by the World Bank found that immediate action is needed to [link url=”https://amuedge.com/water-scarcity-implications-in-the-face-of-climate-change/” title=”reduce the impacts of climate change on water supplies“] across the globe. According to the report, [link url=”https://amuedge.com/water-scarcity-implications-in-the-face-of-climate-change/” title=”implementing water conservation methods“] in the face of climate change stresses is key, as even a mere 25 percent increase in efficiency can prevent some of the more adverse impacts of water shortage, such as conflict.
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- For the second year in a row, [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/03/us/texas-floods/index.html” title=”Texas has been hit by 500-year floods.”] Severe rains slammed Texas last week resulted in at least 16 weather-related deaths, including [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/03/us/texas-floods/index.html” title=”nine Fort Hood soldiers.”] The soldiers were on a training mission when their vehicle got stuck in flooded Owl Creek — a waterway that frequently experiences flash floods. The torrential rains were so intense that [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/03/us/texas-floods/index.html” title=”Houston surpassed its monthly average rainfall (5.9 inches)“] in the first two days of June, as 7.51 inches of rain fell.
- As searchers still try to locate the black boxes of EgyptAir Flight 804 more than two weeks after the plane reportedly crashed in the Mediterranean, global airlines are collectively seeking [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-airlines-iata-safety-idUSKCN0YO1E0″ title=”a possible alternative to using black box recorders.”] Black boxes could either be set up to stream flight data live or the boxes could be constructed with a deployable beacon, which could make locating them an easier task. Air executives expect to agree by the end of 2016 the best way of [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-airlines-iata-safety-idUSKCN0YO1E0″ title=”ensuring faster recovery of data from the flight recorders.”]
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