emergency management
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The UN Is Building a Global Early Warning System for Extreme Weather
In hopes of protecting more people from climate change-fuelled disasters, the United Nations is working on a global system to warn populations who are in the path of a storm or about to be hit by a heatwave or drought. The UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) aims to build a system within the next five…
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China Lifts Strict COVID-19 Lockdown in Xian After Daily Cases Hit Zero
The city of Xian, China lifted its COVID-19 lockdown on Monday after a month of imposing some of the toughest public health measures in the world, according to Chinese state media the Global Times. But the lockdown worked. Xian, which has a population of 13 million people, hasn’t had a new case of COVID-19 since…
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The Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park Is on Fire — In November
A bizarre wildfire has ignited near Estes Park, Colorado, forcing residents to flee at a time of year when they’re usually gearing up for ski lifts to start turning.
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U.S. Feds Confirm LAPD Bomb Squad Caused Huge Explosion by Detonating Too Many Fireworks
No shit: The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has concluded that the Los Angeles Police Department is responsible for that huge fireworks explosion because it exploded too many fireworks at once.