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CDC won’t teach you about “community spread”

CDC won’t teach you about “community spread”

Last night we learned that a California patient is the first person in the US to come down with the coronavirus where the origin is unknown. It’s what public health officials call “community spread.”  This important news hasn’t made it to the CDC website yet.  But CNN and other news outlets reported it liberally last night. I heard it from Chris […]

What you’re not going to learn from CDC website

Last night we learned that a California patient is the first person in the US to come down with the coronavirus where the origin is unknown. It’s what public health officials call “community spread.”  This important news hasn’t made it to the CDC website yet.  But CNN and other news outlets reported it liberally last night. I heard it […]

$10 if you can read Pompano flood hazard map

I take emergency preparedness pretty seriously.  Oh, I’m not one of those people who has a “go bag” in every room and has my dog walking around wearing a flotation device at the mention of flooding, but I do have impact windows and doors, plenty of batteries,  enough food and water for 3 days, a […]

Weathermen, You Clownin’

Originally posted 12/9/17Reposted 9/13/18Hurricane Florence in about to make ground fall and as I watch Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel and just about every other recognizable network reporter beginning to get blown around, I’m reposting a discussion my students at Hunter initiated in 2017.  —————————————————————–This Blog Written ByJohn Drabos  Professor Zarcadoolas posed a question asking why […]

Media Paywalls During Emergencies!

Congratulations to the #CharlotteObserver. They dropped their paywall – any fees consumers need to pay to access their site in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.  They, along with a small group of other local media, understand the role they play in emergency preparedness and response. “As a local paper with unique stakes and interests in the communities […]

Emergency Preparedness Literacy – An addition to Mayor Bloomberg’s Resiliency Plan

I’m not quite Polly Anna-ish, and sometimes can find myself teetering on the edge of situational pessimism, but I do believe good things come from bad. This can be said of super-storm Sandy. We were struck dumb, frightened and lost. Many, many suffered greatly. Then and now, we’re recovering.  All nature of good and great things […]

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