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This working group is focused on discussions about disaster management.

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about disaster management.

Members

Kathy Gilbeaux Maeryn Obley mdmcdonald

Email address for group

disaster-management@m.resiliencesystem.org

Hundreds of Associated Press Photos with Captions - Tornado Outbreak - March 2, 2012

Henryville High School in Henryville, Ind., is destroyed after powerful storms stretching from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north wrecked two small towns and killed at least eight people Friday, March 2, 2012, as the system tore roofs off schools and homes and damaged a maximum security prison. It was the second deadly tornado outbreak this week. (AP Photo/The News and Tribune, C.E. Branham)

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Interactive Tornado Map - By The Weather Channel - March 2, 2012


View Mar. 2, 2012 tornado reports in a larger map

Tornado Reports: Each icon represents a tornado report gathered by the National Weather Service. Click on the icon to reveal the extent of the damage associated with each report, the magnitude of the storm report and the location and time of when it occurred.

Tornadoes Wipe Out Indiana Towns

      

Residents take in some of the damage after a severe storm hit in the early morning hours on February 29, 2012, in Harrisburg, Illinois. UPI/Paul Newton/The Southern

upi.com - March 2, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS, March 2 (UPI) -- Deadly tornadoes raked southern Indiana Friday, wiping out the town of Marysville, as a line of storms bore down on the Ohio and Tennessee valleys.

There were no firm casualty figures, but deaths were reported. Dozens of people were reported missing.

Numerous funnel clouds were reported.

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AccuWeather.com - Live Blogging: Dangerous Tornado Outbreak

by Meghan Evans, Meteorologist - accuweather.com - March 2, 2012

Storms are pushing into the southern Appalachians, bringing the potential for large hail and devastating tornadoes.

Severe storms hammered an area from Missouri into Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama with dozens of tornadoes and hail to the size of baseballs.

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Today's Tornado Setup Similar to 1974 Super Outbreak

by Alex Sosnowski - accuweather.com - March 2, 2012

The setup and aftermath on Friday for the Ohio and Tennessee valleys could be similar to the weather pattern during and following the 1974 Super Outbreak.

Spanning April 3-4, 1974, a swarm of tornadoes tore through areas from Illinois and southern Michigan to northern Alabama and Georgia.

The outbreak produced 148 confirmed tornadoes, six of which were F-5 intensity. The most powerful of these storms slammed into Xenia, Ohio.

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New App Helps Queensland Coordinate Volunteers

submitted by Samuel Bendett

Homeland Security News Wire - March 2, 2012

Researchers from the University of Queensland have developed a new smartphone app to help mobilize and coordinate volunteer efforts during major disasters.

Following the historic floods that caused an estimated $5.6 billion in damage, an unprecedented number of volunteers appeared to help clean houses, roads, and buildings across the state. More than 50,000 people showed up for the recovery effort, prompting the nickname “mud army.”

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that in the event of another disaster, Premier Anna Bligh said the Ready Qld app, which is free to download, will allow volunteers to search for areas where they are needed and sign up to help.

This app will not only inform Queenslanders about preparedness for disasters - resources, checklists and advice - but will also provide real-time updates and information about volunteering opportunities in your local area,” Bligh explained.

With the app, which was developed in conjunction with Volunteering Queensland, volunteers can register for a variety of tasks including community response to extreme weather.

Anticipating The Perfect Storm of Impossible Events

submitted by Jonathan King

By: Rich Miller - datacenterknowledge.com - February 20, 2012

Jesse Robbins is a trained fireman. He also has managed some of the world’s largest Internet infrastructures. Robbins says the lessons of fire readiness can be applied to building reliable systems.

“You cannot learn the lessons of failure without experiencing it,” said Robbins, the co-founder and Chief Community Office at Opscode. “That’s why we do fire drills.”

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Video - Scientists Eye Threat of Pacific Northwest Megaquake

submitted by Samuel Bendett

By Ben Gutierrez - hawaiinewsnow.com - February 21, 2012

EWA BEACH (HawaiiNewsNow) - Scientists say there are parallels between recent earthquakes and ground movement in the Pacific Northwest and what happened in Japan before last year's devastating quake and tsunami.

The research was discussed over the weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach are well aware of the new research.

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