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EDM Week in Review: March 14, 2016

Emergency and Disaster Management Week in Review: March 14, 2016

Spring Climate Outlook

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its yearly [link url=”https://amuedge.com/noaa-releases-spring-climate-outlook/” title=”Spring climate outlook“] yesterday. There is an increased risk of flooding in the South and Southeast, and temperatures for the majority of the U.S. should be above average. Northern California drought conditions should improve, but drought could persist in southern California and new drought could also appear in Arizona and New Mexico.

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California Drought

[link url=”https://amuedge.com/new-drought-fears-surface-in-california/” title=”New drought concerns“] recently surfaced in California, but those may all be washed away after [link url=”http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-northern-california-reservoir-levels-20160314-story.html” title=”storms drenched Northern California“] in recent days. The series of rainstorms, dubbed the “March Miracle,” dropped nearly a foot of rain on parts of the state this weekend. The storms brought the state’s [link url=”http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-northern-california-reservoir-levels-20160314-story.html” title=”biggest reservoir past its historical average for mid-March“] and its second largest reservoir near its historical average. The reservoirs have been below historical averages for almost three years.

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Louisiana Floods

In Louisiana, Governor John Bel Edwards [link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/03/11/state-of-emergency-in-louisiana-as-atmospheric-river-unloads-disastrous-rains-in-south/” title=”declared a state of emergency for the entire state“] due to the extreme rains and resulting flooding. There have been [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/unusually-widespread-flooding-louisiana-mississippi-37611626″ title=”at least four deaths“] and [link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/louisiana-mississippi-thousands-of-homes-damaged-in-floods/2016/03/14/58ab77c0-e9a7-11e5-a9ce-681055c7a05f_story.html” title=”nearly 5,000 homes have been damaged.“] Edwards also utilized [link url=”https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/severe-flooding-south-impacts” title=”the National Guard“] to assist with multiple water rescues.

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Amtrak Derailment

An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0WG0J1″ title=”derailed in Kansas“] early Monday morning. Five cars of the train, which carried 128 passengers and 14 crew, derailed about 20 miles west of Dodge City, KS, [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0WG0J1″ title=”injuring 11.“] None of the injuries were life threatening, and the cause of the derailment may have been from [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kansas-amtrak-derailment-idUSKCN0WG0J1″ title=”misaligned track“].

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D.C. Metrorail Closure

In Washington, D.C., transit officials have [link url=”http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/report-metro-to-shut-down-for-at-least-29-hours/83845727″ title=”suspended Metrorail service Wednesday to conduct emergency inspections on electric cables after a fire on Monday“] that crippled the system.  The subway shutdown caused [link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-latest-not-all-commuters-realized-dc-metro-is-shutdown/2016/03/16/17cacb9c-eb6a-11e5-a9ce-681055c7a05f_story.html” title=”massive commuting delays“] across the region.

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Florida Nuclear Power Plant Leak

Florida Power and Light (FPL) officials assured residents of Miami-Dade County [link url=”http://www.wsvn.com/story/31467871/fpl-water-safe-to-drink-after-reported-power-plant-leak” title=”that the water is safe to drink“] in the wake of the reported [link url=”http://www.newsweek.com/biscayne-bay-florida-nuclear-power-plant-leaking-435721″ title=”leak of radioactive material into Biscayne Bay.“] Tritium, a radioactive element, was discovered in Biscayne Bay, but FPL President and CEO Eric Silagy said that FPL “is not contributing to anything that’s negatively impacting the drinking water.”

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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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