Emergency and Disaster Management Tuesday Briefing December 1, 2015: Winter weather forecast through Wednesday, Beijing Smog at dangerously toxic levels, South Korea lowers MERS alert level, Atlanta shooting, Suspect arrested in University of Chicago threat, and Chicago police officer charged with murder is out on bail.
Winter Storm Moves Into High Plains, Midwest
Conditions began deteriorating on [link url=”http://www.weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-delphi-midwest-plains-corn-belt-november-december-2015″ title=”Monday in Minnesota“] and South Dakota, and the snow is expected to continue until Wednesday. Winter storm warnings have been issued for portions of Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa.
Beijing Pollution Creates Toxic Smog
Students were ordered to remain inside as [link url=”http://news.yahoo.com/beijing-air-pollution-reaches-extremely-hazardous-levels-101208029.html#” title=”smog containing toxic particles“] reached extremely unsafe levels of 900 micrograms per cubic meter. The [link url=”http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs313/en/” title=”World Health Organization“] has indicated that the maximum recommended level is only 25 micrograms per cubic meter.
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No New Cases of MERS in South Korea
No new cases of [link url=”http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/” title=”MERS“] have been reported for almost 5 months, causing [link url=”http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2015/12/01/0200000000AEN20151201005600320.html?input=www.tweeter.com” title=”South Korea to change its readiness alert“] to its lowest level, blue.
Officer Involved Shooting, Atlanta
Police have confirmed the death of one suspect in [link url=”http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/officer-involved-shooting-reported-near-downtown-a/npY4J/” title=”an officer involved shooting“] late last evening, near the Aloft Hotel on Spring Street NW. Another suspect was taken into custody. Witnesses report hearing multiple gunshots, and police have since reportedly found guns, cash, and [link url=”http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/downtown/2015/11/30/swat-situation-after-officer-involved-shooting-downtown-atlanta/76588992/” title=”marijuana in connection“] with the suspect.
Suspect Arrested in University of Chicago Threat
[link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/11/30/university-of-chicago-cancels-classes-over-gun-violence-threat/” title=”Jabari R. Dean has been arrested“] after allegedly using his phone to [link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/11/30/university-of-chicago-cancels-classes-over-gun-violence-threat/” title=” threaten killing at least 16 white students“] or staff, and white policemen at the [link url=”https://amuedge.com/edm-monday-briefing-university-of-chicago-oklahoma-winter-storms-baltimore/” title=”University of Chicago“]. The [link url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34946792″ title=”threat was reportedly made in retaliation“] for the killing of Laquan McDonald, who was shot by a Chicago police officer late last year.
Chicago Police Officer Released on Bail
Video from the Laquan McDonald shooting was released last week, resulting in a police officers’ arrest and murder charge, and [link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/11/24/chicago-police-officer-charged-with-murder-for-shooting-black-teenager/” title=”prompted protests“] in Chicago. The police officer who was charged with first-degree murder, [link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/11/30/bond-for-chicago-police-officer-who-fatally-shot-laquan-mcdonald-set-at-1-5-million/” title=”Jason Van Dyke, was released on bail“] today.
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