Category: Disaster Management

  • Hurricane Sandy – A picture (map) is worth a thousand words.

    Hurricanes and cyclones are global weather events which require the mapping capabilities of weather satellites.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. National Weather Service is part of the NOAA and it keeps track of hurricane activity on both coasts of the United…

  • Disaster Prep

      Disaster Prep Had to share this – It is the most beautiful disaster planning guide I have seen. Nice job CUP!

  • Disaster Management & Public Libraries

      Recently I watched Spotlight on: The Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program on US Building Digest‘s website. It is about the construction program for libraries in Massachusetts, which is a state program, as opposed to New York’s more local systems. New York City has three separate systems, by the way: New York Public Library (which…