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LIVE HURRICANE FUNDRAISER for relief from Hurricanes Helene and Milton!
This is a live FUNDRAISER for Hurricanes Helene and Milton for people on the ground with the recovery effort like Chris Hall and Shawn Hendrix. We will break...YouTube
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Helene Aftermath Update: Egress, FEMA, Resource Organization, and the National Guard (Saturday October 5, 2024)
Good Morning, Friends, If you haven’t read my previous posts, here’s the situation in a nutshell: we live in a rural mountain community in Swannanoa, NC, where the bridge connecting us to the outsi…Q R P e r
#climate #disasters #ClimateEmergency
Americans are flocking to U.S. regions most threatened by climate change
The number of Americans moving to high-risk areas from low- and moderate-risk areas has doubled after the pandemic.Aimee Picchi (CBS News)
Republicans in FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA and WV voted against funding FEMA last month
The day before Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida, the House and Senate agreed to keep the federal government operating past September 30.
In these Helene-affected states, 29 Republicans refused to fund #FEMA (or any other part of the government).
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Republicans in FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA and WV voted against funding FEMA last month – The Moderate Voice
The day before Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida, the House and Senate agreed to keep the federal government operating past September 30. The temporary budget expires December 20 and included no supplemental funds for FEMA disasters.KATHY GILL, Associate Editor (The Moderate Voice)
The News & Observer: When cell towers and internet fail, ham radio operators can still talk. How to get involved
'We don't want you here': NC Gov. Cooper to fall color tourists after historic floods
Tourists and travelers have been asked not to come to Asheville and Western North Carolina after historic floods from Tropical Storm Helene., The Asheville Citizen Times (The Asheville Citizen Times)
More support for my contention that generators are mostly not useful in a "worst disaster in a generation" type storms:
"Fuel generators were nearly worthless after a few days because people ran out of gas. "
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#DisasterPreparedness #disasters #power
@bigiain @hunter last note, his key takeaway, have an electric vehicle or some kinda solar battery set up. Fuel generators were nearly worthless after a few days because people ran out of gas. His parents have an electric car, it lost less than 10% of it’s charge running the fridge for a week without power.
CHARITY TIP: If you're thinking about a charity to donate to in a disaster, look up their Form 990 compensation on ProPublica or with the IRS. (must be filed every year for a majority charity).
Scroll down to "Executive Compensation".
Ponder the dollar amounts a bit. Then choose wisely.
#charity #hurricanes #disasters
Arstechnica:
"As of Monday morning, if one wanted to grasp the historic nature of flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Helene in western parts of North Carolina and the surrounding areas, the logical place to begin is at the National Climatic Data Center.
This federal office maintains the world's largest climate data archive and provides historical perspective to put present-day weather conditions and natural disasters into context in a warming world due to climate change.
Unfortunately, the National Climatic Data Center is based in Asheville, North Carolina. "
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#ClimateEmergency #disasters #climate #NCSTRONG #Asheville
We’re only beginning to understand the historic nature of Helene’s flooding
How does a region that is nearly 500 miles from the Gulf become devastated by flooding?Ars Technica
Disaster Preparedness Lessons (so far) from observing the disaster in Western North Carolina the last few days:
1. Stay on top of emergency water supply. Lack of drinking water is the biggest issue (and continues to be an issue) in Western North Carolina, people without anything to drink after a flood. This would be an issue in California after a major earthquake, too.
2. Write down the phone numbers for out of the area contacts and put them with emergency supplies. A number of outbound messages were not delivered due to incorrect phone numbers and inability to remember/pull up phone numbers from phones/etc.
(continued) #DisasterPreparedness #disasters
