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Hot rocks—should be a spa treatment, but for one lady it turned out to be the latest environmental hazard. slate.me/JYdyUp 2:57 PM May 18th via web
What hazards/threats aren't we doing enough about? A group of emergency planning/management experts list the top 86. bit.ly/J4Qw0y 10:01 AM May 14th via web
New York City needs an emergency planner in Queens...http://bit.ly/Kh87hW 9:56 AM May 14th via web
Should I wear my city slicker? New National Academies publication focuses on Urban Meteorology. bit.ly/JdA7kN 7:57 AM May 14th via web
Here's a sweet gig—Superintendent of the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston. 1.usa.gov/IUq3SZ 10:49 AM May 9th via web
Helmet up in a tornado? Well, whatever, CDC says. (Just don't waste time looking for it!) n.pr/KgcGLl 1:44 PM May 7th via web
Diehard fan? It ain't hard to die in a tornado. Sports and extreme weather don't mix in St. Louis. nyti.ms/JqbrF8 1:00 PM May 2nd via web
Just like being there: New technology lets EM crews fight danger virtually before they head out in real life. bit.ly/IESRQg 12:37 PM May 2nd via web
Two years later, Tibetan quake victims still live in tents/settlements while government takes their land. bit.ly/KNJ3md 9:18 AM May 2nd via web
Forget Natural Hazards Workshop abstracts were due today? No prob, we have some room left. First come, first served. bit.ly/Iotd22 8:18 PM Apr 30th via web
By the Book: USFA's newly released EMS medical director's handbook outlines roles and responsibilities.http://1.usa.gov/JBwnje 12:59 PM Apr 25th via web
New GPS system could give faster notice of earthquakes and tsunamis. From @NatureNews bit.ly/I9ac3s 1:52 PM Apr 24th via web
The first Deepwater Horizon crime? Feds arrest engineer for deleting text messages. wapo.st/IdjEls 1:24 PM Apr 24th via web
In wake of state-caused blaze, Colorado looks to shake up wildfire management home base. bit.ly/IaDGMl 1:06 PM Apr 24th via web
Mark your calendars for "Women Building Disaster Resilience" on EMForum next Friday at noon Eastern. bit.ly/I7MLkO 12:39 PM Apr 19th via web
The National Weather Service wants to know what you think about their Web site redesign. Tell them here: bit.ly/I5bUww 12:29 PM Apr 18th via web
Got Water? Check out lightening fast flood models and tech for safer damns just released by @dhsscitech. bit.ly/HSjhNK 9:32 AM Apr 18th via web
Hey, fire peeps: Show how healthy and safe you are and you could win an iPad! Or you could just vote for your friends. bit.ly/HR14PI 2:22 PM Apr 17th via web
New 10-mile oil slick spotted in Gulf between two Shell platforms (but not Shell's the company says). cnnmon.ie/I6rSZK 9:50 AM Apr 12th via web
Regional tsunami alert system worked, but there is no way to move all the ppl from Aceh in time, official says. bit.ly/HzIirD 9:45 AM Apr 12th via web

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