Monthly Archives: October 2008
Using data to effectively manage disasters
Occasionally, I receive ‘slips’ for books published in the field of ESM. This ‘slip’ pointed to a book published by the World Bank, and freely available on their website. Amin, Samia and Markus Goldenstein, ed. Data against Natural Disasters: Establishing … Continue reading
Great Shakeout
During our time living in southern California, I managed to sleep through the only earthquake that occurred during our 18 months there (it was VERY minor, and I had a baby that wasn’t yet sleeping through the night). But the … Continue reading
Historical Hurricane Activity
As we bid farewell to the 2008 hurricane season, I though I’d show one last hurricane website. The Historical Hurricane Tracks site, from NOAA, gives a valuable picture of hurricane activity over time. The Historical Hurricane Tracks tool is an … Continue reading
Dangerous World: Natural Disasters, Manmade Catastrophes, and the Future of Human Survival
De Villiers, Marq. Dangerous world: natural disasters, manmade catastrophes, and the future of human survival. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2008. De Villiers begins with a quote from Stephen Pacala, an ecologist from Princeton University. “All kinds of terrible things could happen, … Continue reading
RAND Report on Mass Antibiotic Dispensing
Coming as it did right on the heels of my last post, I had to point this out: RAND Corporation has published an impressive (133 page .pdf) Technical Report on “Recommended Infrastructure Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing.” “This document presents … Continue reading
Cyber-Flu Simulations
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health, hosts this interesting article about the use of computer simulations to help researchers understand the spread of possible flu pandemics. Entitled Sim Sickness, the article explains … Continue reading
National CyberSecurity Awareness Month
That’s right, October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month. (Who knew?) In honor of that fact, I thought I’d highlight the US-CERT. “The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and … Continue reading
Encyclopedia of Disasters
Here’s a resource that’s new to our collection and which might be of use to some of you: Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies, by Angus M. Gunn. Greenwood, 2008. Gunn, an emeritus professor in geography and geology … Continue reading