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Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm
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Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm
Since a big part of my interest in #meshtastic is as #disaster comms, I decided to run my Station G2 off a big battery instead of directly off mains.
The battery, a previous generation Goal Zero is rated at a little less than 300 Watt hours. The G2 got nearly 5 full days which is well shy of the 12 I鈥檇 estimated but still respectable.
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Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
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The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA鈥檚 response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem鈥檚 big donors make the ask.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-fema-florida-naples-sinan-gursoy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
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The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA鈥檚 response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem鈥檚 big donors make the ask.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-fema-florida-naples-sinan-gursoy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Open question: how would disaster response, relief and rescue look in a #Solarpunk world? How would it be different?
Would there be any visual differences, when a helicopter evacuates people from a flooded area, or when volunteers distribute relief packages?
#climate #climateChange #writing #futurism #worldbuilding #humanitarianAid #disasterRelief #disaster #humanitarian
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Swedish startup unveils #Starlink alternative that #Musk can鈥檛 switch off. The RU1 delivers sovereign #communications for #military, #disaster relief, and #industrial operations #communications #satellite #publicsafetyhttps://thenextweb.com/news/swedish-starlink-alternative-ru1-military-communications
Swedish startup unveils #Starlink alternative that #Musk can鈥檛 switch off. The RU1 delivers sovereign #communications for #military, #disaster relief, and #industrial operations #communications #satellite #publicsafetyhttps://thenextweb.com/news/swedish-starlink-alternative-ru1-military-communications
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Over the years, Texas legislators have declined to pass at least three bills that would create siren or alert systems, a tool that Kerr County officials tried to secure for years before the July 4 flooding.