Power Outages Begin In California Amid Hot, Windy Weather

October 9, 2019 EDM Digest Staff

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California's biggest utility shut off electricity to more than a million people Wednesday for what could be days on end.

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CDC Advises Additional Vaccinations to Help Virginia University Control Mumps Outbreak

EDM Wednesday Briefing: Idaho Wildfire Prompts INL Evacuations

July 24, 2019 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for July 24, 2019: A swift-moving wildfire prompted the evacuation of INL facilities in Idaho – and other news.

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Robot Measures Huge Radiation Levels at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant

EDM Monday Briefing: Massive Power Outage Plunges 3 South American Countries into Darkness

June 17, 2019 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for June 17, 2019: A power outage left three South American countries without power – and other news.

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Death Toll Rises to 77 in California Wildfires

EDM Wednesday Briefing: Airplane's Engine Catches Fire Shortly After Takeoff

February 6, 2019 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for Feb. 6, 2019: Passenger captures video of a commercial jet's engine on fire shortly after takeoff – and other news.

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EDM Monday Briefing: Emergency Declaration Signed for American Samoa

February 12, 2018 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for February 12, 2018: President Trump signs an emergency declaration for American Samoa – and other news.

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EDM Wednesday Briefing: Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies Hunt a Woman in Colorado Believed to be a Credible Threat to Schools

EDM Digest Friday Briefing: Puerto Rico Devastated by Hurricane Maria, Power Is Likely to Take Months to Restore

September 22, 2017 Kimberly Arsenault

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After two days, a survivor is pulled from earthquake rubble in Mexico City, a Florida nursing home license is revoked following the deaths of ten patients, weak infrastructure leaves Puerto Rico in the dark following Hurricane Maria, two more sinkholes have opened up in Central Florida, British Columbia is finally seeing relief from its devastating wildfire season, SEC computers may still contain major vulnerabilities, Colorado gains control of a fire sparked by an electrical power cap insulator, and CVS announces new prescription measures to help fight the exploding opioid crisis.

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Thunderstorm Sparks Wildfires in Three Montana Counties

India Set to Lead the Way in Solar Power Generation

July 24, 2016 Kimberly Arsenault

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India wants to get 40 percent of its power generation by 2030 from renewable and clean energy sources. To reach that goal, the country is getting ready to generate up to 100 GW of solar power by 2022.

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Kids Are the Future: Start Teaching Climate Change Early

Europe Power Grids to Include More Wind Farms

July 22, 2016 Kimberly Arsenault

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A wind farm building boom is about to occur in Europe. The boom is being credited to falling costs to build wind farms and still generate power at a competitive price.

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EDM Friday Briefing: North Korea Makes Nuclear Threat, NSA Warns of Attack on U.S. Power Grid

EDM Wednesday Briefing: Severe Weather, Baton Rouge Protests, General Mills, Infrastructure, Climate Change, Power Grid

July 6, 2016 Kimberly Arsenault

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Severe weather hits Minneapolis, protests occur in Baton Rouge after a police shooting, General Mills expands flour recall lots, the Arlington Memorial Bridge receives federal grant money, LA water fountains help combat heat waves, FEMA announces aid for West Virginia, and power grids are at an increasing risk.

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EDM Monday Briefing: New York & New Jersey Bombings, St. Cloud Stabbing, Philadelphia Shooting

Think Tank: Power Grid Becoming More Vulnerable

July 5, 2016 Matt Mills

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The threat of attack on power grids is nearly as old as power grids themselves, but a recent report from a prominent think tank suggested that U.S. power grids may be more vulnerable than ever.

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EDM Wednesday Briefing: Flooding Devastates Midwest States