Writing a Disaster Plan (2 sessions).
Northeast Document Conservation Center.
Having a disaster plan is an important part of collections stewardship. This two-part course empowers participants to complete the critical stages of becoming more prepared for the unexpected.
5-7 May, 2026
2 hour sessions EDT👇
https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=8-writing-a-disaster-plan-2-sessions #globalmuseum #museums #disasters
Woohoo! One of the disaster researchers worth following has bridged her account here to Mastodon from Bsky.
If you are into emergency management, the climate crisis, disasters, and how all that is being managed (or not managed), FEMA, etc., please follow Dr. Montano here:
(Author of "DISASTEROLOGY")
#disasters #EmergencyManagement #climate #climatecrisis #climateemergency #FEMA
Woohoo! One of the disaster researchers worth following has bridged her account here to Mastodon from Bsky.
If you are into emergency management, the climate crisis, disasters, and how all that is being managed (or not managed), FEMA, etc., please follow Dr. Montano here:
(Author of "DISASTEROLOGY")
#disasters #EmergencyManagement #climate #climatecrisis #climateemergency #FEMA
Politico: Vought says National Center for Atmospheric Research will be dismantled
Politico: Vought says National Center for Atmospheric Research will be dismantled
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake triggered a tsunami advisory for the coasts of Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/aomori-quake-tsunami-advisory/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aomori #earthquakes #tsunami #disasters
Tropical storms and monsoon rains have pummeled Southeast and South Asia, triggering landslides and flash floods from the rainforests of Indonesia's western Sumatra island to the highland plantations of Sri Lanka. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/asia-pacific/indonesia-sri-lanka-flood-hardships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #srilanka #disasters #floods
NHK: Death toll from heavy rain in Asia climbs to over 1,300, more than 900 missing
NHK: Death toll from heavy rain in Asia climbs to over 1,300, more than 900 missing
Behind Hong Kong's skyline, thousands of old towers face rising risks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/behind-hong-kong-s-skyline-thousands-of-old-towers-fire-risks/106079352 #Disasters,AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Fires
Behind Hong Kong's skyline, thousands of old towers face rising risks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/behind-hong-kong-s-skyline-thousands-of-old-towers-fire-risks/106079352 #Disasters,AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Fires
(Palos Verdes; electric utilities refuse to keep on reconnecting homes built on a moving prehistoric landslide that is moving inexorably into the Pacific).
LA Times: A scenic L.A. suburb with ocean views went off grid. How are residents surviving?
I hate the shopping season, but I posted this list of "Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers" it seems like a century ago on Tw*tter, so reposting the list again here:
Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers
It's that time of the year again, where people are thinking about holiday gifts. Although I've never been a big fan of the consumer free-for-all at this time of the year, it is a great opportunity to pick up some disaster preparedness stocking stuffers! Here's my annual list of some of my favorite stocking stuffers that can help you and your loved ones get through the next disaster or emergency.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/disaster-75608678
#holidays #shopping #disasters #DisasterPreparedness #ExtremeWeather #climateemergency
The grab list: how museums decide what to save in a disaster.
Billions of dollars’ worth of art is imperilled by climate change. Curators will have to make sacrifices
I hate the shopping season, but I posted this list of "Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers" it seems like a century ago on Tw*tter, so reposting the list again here:
Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers
It's that time of the year again, where people are thinking about holiday gifts. Although I've never been a big fan of the consumer free-for-all at this time of the year, it is a great opportunity to pick up some disaster preparedness stocking stuffers! Here's my annual list of some of my favorite stocking stuffers that can help you and your loved ones get through the next disaster or emergency.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/disaster-75608678
#holidays #shopping #disasters #DisasterPreparedness #ExtremeWeather #climateemergency
"Issuance Delay" is the huge problem with wildfires! (and warnings not being issued at all...)
Oooh.... 😬
"...in the Joplin tornado, people got a 5 minute warning of an impending tornado, and then were found dead in rubble, with their hands on their cell phone as they were milling, trying to talk to other people..."
Oooh, this is a good one!
Federal Emergency Management Agency
PrepTalks: Dr. Dennis Mileti "Modernizing Public Warning Messaging"
"Issuance Delay" is the huge problem with wildfires! (and warnings not being issued at all...)
CNN: New reports paint picture of an ‘extremely dangerous’ future with warming expected to blow past key limit
(paywall)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations
The Guardian: ‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
A strong earthquake killed at least nine people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said on Monday, just months after another deadly tremor left the country reeling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/world/northern-afghanistan-strong-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #afghanistan #earthquakes #disasters
