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Natural Perspectives: Getting prepared for disaster takes some real effort
Preparing for emergencies is so important that Vic and I are devoting another column to the topic. After sitting in on the city's disaster preparedness seminar two weeks ago, I am more ready for emergencies. Vic and I have put many of the things that I...Tags: Energy Resources, Peanut Butter, Health Treatments, BPA Contamination and Investigations, Disasters
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Students work hard for the money
Seventh-graders at the Pegasus School in Huntington Beach ended the academic year with much more than lessons from textbooks. They gave less fortunate students in another country the gift of an education. The students spent the entire academic year...Tags: Texas, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Massachusetts, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Disasters and Accidents
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Community Commentary: Tsunami awareness needed in Orange County
As the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear tragedy in Japan continues to unfold, some Orange County residents wonder what it might be like if anything like it happened here. Such a nightmare for folks along the Orange Coast would impact us all. A tidal wave of...Tags: Hawaii, Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Mayor, plaza host fundraiser for Japan relief effort
Huntington Beach Mayor Joe Carchio is hosting a fundraiser Sunday to benefit the victims of the Japan tsunami and earthquake. "These people are in desperate need," Carchio said. "Every time you turn on the news, it's worse and worse and worse. Your heart...Tags: Human Interest, American Red Cross, Japan, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Social Issues
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Beaches, pier open after tsunami warning
Huntington Beach has reopened its pier and beaches after a tsunami advisory passed without major incident. Lt. Michael Baumgartner, the city's marine safety operations supervisor, said the pier reopened at 1 p.m. and the beaches at 4 p.m. Huntington...Tags: Weather, Japan, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Disasters, Beaches
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Chasing Down The Muse: Japan disaster reminds us to protect the ocean
Living next to a large body of water creates an intimacy that is impossible to deny, and an innate awareness of the need for conscientious protection. As coastal dwellers, we are on the frontlines as caregivers and safe guarders. We acknowledge the...Tags: Land Surfing, Japan, Bodies of Water, Disasters, Ocean Surfing
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All about survival
Debbie Depin deals in first aid kits, emergency water pouches and solar blankets.
Survival supplies are Depin's livelihood, but that doesn't stop her from giving them away.
The longtime Huntington Beach resident partnered with Giving Children Hope...Tags: Social Issues, Disasters, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Natural Disasters, Children
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Hundreds left homeless in Italy after magnitude 6.0 quake
World NowHundreds of Italians were spending Sunday night in tents and temporary shelters after an earthquake early in the day struck in the north of their country, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and sending parts of historic castles, clock towers... -
New Quake Rattles Italy After Earlier Tremor Kills 7
CNNFinale Emilia, Italy -- Northern Italy was shaken by an aftershock Monday morning, a day after a magnitude-6.0 quake killed at least seven people and left thousands of survivors huddling in tents or cars overnight. Monday morning's aftershock caused...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Human Interest, NATO Summit, Italy, CNN (tv network)
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Quake study offers new clues on a California fault's mystery
Thanks to a new method of modeling earthquakes, scientists may now understand why the Parkfield segment of the San Andreas fault — a carefully studied region known for producing moderate temblors every 20 years or so — has been behaving...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Applied Physics, Science, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Geological Survey
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USGS: Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Rocks Mexico
KTLA NewsMEXICO CITY -- A strong earthquake rocked Mexico Wednesday, measuring a magnitude 7.0. The USGS says the quake was centered in a sparsely populated mountainous area in Mexico's Michoacan state about 209 miles west-northwest of Acapulco. The quake was...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Government, Health, Politics, Natural Disasters
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Tsunami alert: Don't cut that program
After last week's earthquake in the Indian Ocean, people in Indonesia responded far differently than they had seven years earlier, after another major quake: They evacuated low coastal areas to escape a possible tsunami. As it turned out, there were no...
Tags: Oceans, Japan, Budgets and Budgeting, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Bodies of Water
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