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Preparation is key in weathering natural, unnatural disasters
While September has become a month of remembrance, emergency personnel want people to remember to prepare themselves for any potential disaster. It is National Preparedness Month in Kentucky. “It’s a month that we want people to take...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Radio, Natural Disasters, Entertainment
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Clark Emergency Management Director says storms a reminder to prepare for the worst
The Winchester SunThe severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that caused heavy damage and several deaths across Kentucky and Indiana March 3 served as a vivid reminder that being prepared before storms hit is crucial. Winchester-Clark County Emergency Management Director Gary...Tags: Weather Warnings, Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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Lack of storm shelters in the county a concern
brossi@jessaminejournal.comLast week, Kentucky and neighboring states were ravaged by tornadoes that claimed dozens of lives and tore apart thousands of families. Jessamine County was one of the lucky areas to be spared; however, the tornadic winds exposed some “very...Tags: Religion and Belief, House Building, Science and Technology, Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters
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Make a difference: Be a MRC volunteer
The Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) is an invaluable service in times of natural or man-made disaster and community crisis, by using volunteers to strengthen public health, emergency response and community resiliency.
MRC units are community-based and...Tags: Emergency Planning, Health, Charity, FEMA, Human Interest
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FactFinder 12: EAS message interrupts weather coverage
Factfinder 12 InvestigatorKWCH-TV viewers across Kansas were glued to Storm Team 12 coverage of the severe weather that brought tornadoes to the Great Plains Sunday. - Click here for Storm Shots But just as the storms were bearing down on Wichita, some digital cable viewers...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Television Industry, Media Industry
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Disasters, heat caused $48M in damage, 5 deaths in Md. in 2012
Weather disasters including tornadoes, the derecho storm and Hurricane Sandy caused at least $48 million in property and crop damages in Maryland last year, the costliest since 2003, according to data released Thursday. Five people also died from...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Weather Service, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Environment Virginia speaks out against global warming
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThere's no better time to talk global warming than now as we head into the spring season. Environment Virginia showed up in downtown Roanoke to talk about how weather has and will continue to impact locals. We've seen our fair share of storms rip...Tags: Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Weather Reports, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Weather
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Tornado watch issued for all of South Florida
Sun SentinelA tornado watch has been issued for all of South Florida through 8 p.m. The severe thunderstorm warning for central Broward County has been canceled. Friday also could see nasty weather, courtesy of an approaching cold front. Storms could produce...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Weather Radar, Fort Lauderdale
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Review: 'Storm Kings' by Lee Sandlin
Walking the dog last week I saw a buzzard eating a possum. And, just as when I'd previously seen dramatic rainbows, dazzling lightning storms, or a distant funnel cloud, I processed it through my media experiences. This looks just like it does in a movie!...
Tags: University of Chicago, Newspaper and Magazine, Man vs. Wild (tv program), The Weather Channel (tv network), Arts and Culture
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COLUMN: Hurry up and weight
There is a 2-1/2-pound dumbbell in my glove compartment — and, yes, it's there for a reason. Last Saturday evening, I was supposed to travel down to Watertown to pick up my son, Michael, at the airport. My wife, a faithful follower of every...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Watertown
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Crop Insurance: March 15 closing deadline
OVERLAND PARK, KAN - While 2012 crop insurance indemnity payments have hit a new record high, the taxpayer-funded portion of those losses will be much lower than crop insurance critics warned last summer. That is good news for the future of the...Tags: Insurance, Congressional Budget Office, Science and Technology
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Elizabeth Paul: Don't sell Obama short on what he has accomplished
I was troubled by misinformation in Art Callaham’s column (Feb. 17) promoting the blogs of Rabbi Pruzansky. It is simply untrue to state that President Obama didn’t defend his first-term record or put forward a second-term agenda. He...Tags: Business, Small Businesses, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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