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EDM Week in Review June 6, 2016

Emergency and disaster management week in review for June 6, 2016: A weekly recap of handpicked emergency and disaster management news, along with analysis and interpretation from our team of experts.


Cascadia Rising

On Tuesday, June 7th, FEMA began a combined multi-level government, tribal, and private sector training exercise to test response to a major earthquake and resulting tsunami in the Pacific Northwest. Named [link url=”https://amuedge.com/cascadia-rising-to-test-pnw-megaquake-response/” title=”Cascadia Rising“], the exercise includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and the Province of British Columbia in Canada. Why Idaho? Idaho likely would not feel the earthquake and definitely would not be hit by the tsunamis, [link url=”http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/why-idaho-practicing-what-it-would-do-if-tsunami-hits-oregon-and-washington” title=”however, the state would have a big support role in that disaster.“] The exercise is expected to involve more than 20,000 people, runs for a total of four days, ending on Friday, and will help train organizations using the whole community approach to foster teamwork.

[relink url=”https://amuedge.com/cascadia-rising-to-test-pnw-megaquake-response/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/why-cascadia-rising-matters/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/qa-the-big-one-a-pacific-northwest-megaquake/”] [relink url=”https://amuedge.com/earthquakes-what-you-need-to-know/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/just-beyond-our-horizon-cascadia-subduction-zone/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/another-pnw-earthquake-swarm-this-time-under-oregons-mount-hood/”]


Oil Train Derailment

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.”]

[relink url=”https://amuedge.com/things-that-go-boom-when-we-screw-up/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/trains-and-train-crossings-safety-first/”]


Water Scarcity

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.

[relink url=”https://amuedge.com/water-scarcity-implications-in-the-face-of-climate-change/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/internal-displacements-rising-from-conflicts-and-disasters/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/lowering-disaster-risk-with-emerging-technology/”] [relink url=”https://amuedge.com/world-oceans-day-focuses-on-reducing-plastic-waste-to-help-save-the-planet/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/unchr-hosts-international-conference-on-syrian-refugees/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/education/refugees-another-new-normal/”]


TSA

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report about the [link url=”https://amuedge.com/tsa-has-taken-steps-to-improve-security-effectiveness-gao-says/” title=”Transportation Security Administration (TSA)“] and its screening practices at airports nationwide, which noted both positives and negatives with current procedures. While the TSA has taken steps to improve security effectiveness, the GAO said, [link url=”https://amuedge.com/tsa-has-taken-steps-to-improve-security-effectiveness-gao-says/” title=”more screener oversight needed“] to ensure that security is at the highest level.

[relink url=”https://amuedge.com/rogue-aviation-workers-are-biggest-threat-to-aviation-security/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/egyptair-flight-804-brings-renewed-focus-on-tsa-in-u-s/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/a-not-so-direct-flight-egyptair-804/”]


Twitter

News reports of Twitter being hacked and [link url=”http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/08/twitter-hack/” title=”32 million accounts being compromised“] may, in fact, be unfounded, as [link url=”https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/09/twitter-confident-that-32-million-usernames-werent-hacked/” title=”Twitter representatives wholeheartedly deny the claims.“] In response to the rumors, a Twitter spokesperson [link url=”https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/09/twitter-confident-that-32-million-usernames-werent-hacked/” title=”denied that its systems had been hacked“] and instead speculated that the accounts were probably acquired by malware that copied passwords and usernames entered while browsing the Web. Twitter did [link url=”http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/10/11900792/twitter-locks-some-accounts-password-leak-not-hacked” title=”lock some accounts,“] but, at this point, remains steadfast that no hacking occurred.

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Kimberly Arsenault serves as an intern at the Cleveland/Bradley County Emergency Management Agency where she works on plan revisions and special projects. Previously, Kimberly spent 15 years in commercial and business aviation. Her positions included station manager at the former Midwest Express Airlines, as well as corporate flight attendant, inflight manager, and charter flight coordinator. Kimberly currently holds a master's degree in emergency and disaster management from American Public University.

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