Alo Japan5h ago
https://www.alojapan.com/1287860/japan-looking-to-draft-fire-warning-guidelines/ Japan looking to draft fire warning guidelines #DisasterPreparedness #Japan #JapanNews #news #Wildfires The Fire and Disaster Management Agency is planning to introduce guidelines for municipalities to issue fire warnings to restrict its use by residents when risk gets higher due to dry conditions and strong winds. Such warnings are designed to prevent fire from occurring or spreading, but there are no nationwide standards. It is common for
The Japan Times8h ago
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency is planning to introduce guidelines for municipalities to issue fire warnings to restrict its use by residents when risk gets higher due to dry conditions and strong winds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/01/japan/fire-warning-guidelines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wildfires #disasterpreparedness
Japan looking to draft fire warning guidelines

Such warnings are designed to prevent fire from occurring or spreading, but there are no nationwide standards.

The Japan Times
Karen E. Lund 💙💛4d ago

Please join me in urging Congress to prioritize disaster preparedness in the next surface transportation bill

Please join me in sending a message to members of Congress urging them to prioritize disaster preparedness in the next surface transportation bill.

#DisasterPreparedness #Transpotation #PewTrusts #Petition

https://act.pewtrusts.org/i8eWO06

Tell Congress to prioritize disaster preparedness in the surface transportation bill

Urge Congress to prioritize disaster preparedness in the next surface transportation bill!

The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Japan Times4d ago
Parliament passed legislation that features creating a sub-Cabinet-level post at the Cabinet Office to oversee the country's overall disaster response and coordinate between the central and local governments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/28/japan/japan-disaster-prevention-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #disasterpreparedness #diet #upperhouse #ishikawaearthquake
Japan enacts legislation aiming to strengthen disaster preparedness

The legislation was compiled based on lessons learned from the Noto Peninsula earthquake in January 2024.

The Japan Times
ABC Feeds5d ago

Drivers endure 26-hour detour with highway flooding 'difficult' to fix
By Toby Hemmings and Claire Simmonds

Authorities are still calculating the flood damage bill on the main highway between Sydney and Brisbane, but it is estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-28/pacific-highway-taree-closures-due-to-nsw-flooding/105339022

#DisasterPreparedness #Floods #Roads #TobyHemmings #ClaireSimmonds

Record-breaking floods that closed Pacific Highway test road resilience

Authorities are still calculating the flood damage bill on the main highway between Sydney and Brisbane, but it is estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars.

ABC News
ABC FeedsMay 25

Inside NSW river community as it emerges from flood isolation
By Emma Siossian, Isla Evans, and Chloe Chomicki

Emotions ran high but community grit and spirit prevailed in the five days that Port Macquarie's North Shore was isolated during the record-breaking NSW floods.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-26/community-spirit-port-macquarie-north-shore-residents-nsw-floods/105334174

#Floods #Roads #DisasterPreparedness #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #DisasterReconstruction #DisasterRelief #FoodDeliveryServices #EmmaSiossian #IslaEvans # #ChloeChomicki

Port Macquarie North Shore residents emerge from flood isolation

Emotions ran high but community grit and spirit prevailed in the five days that Port Macquarie's North Shore was isolated during the record-breaking NSW floods.

ABC News
Alo JapanMay 24
https://www.alojapan.com/1281983/japan-to-create-public-private-network-on-disaster-relief-2/ Japan to create public-private network on disaster relief #DisasterPreparedness #earthquakes #floods #Japan #JapanNews #news #Wildfires The Japanese government plans to launch a disaster relief network comprising local governments, companies and nonprofit organizations so that they can collaborate smoothly in the event of a crisis. It aims to build a network that facilitates cooperation by grasping the human and material resources held by the…
The Japan TimesMay 24
The Japanese government plans to launch a disaster relief network comprising local governments, companies and nonprofit organizations so that they can collaborate smoothly in the event of a crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/24/japan/society/japan-disaster-relief-network/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #disasterpreparedness #floods #wildfires #earthquakes
Japan to create public-private network on disaster relief

The initiative aims to build a network that facilitates cooperation between local governments, companies and nonprofit organizations.

The Japan Times
MBelcherMay 22

A bike is a great post-disaster vehicle. But what will bikes look like in a long term disaster? Mad Max trucks won't run without gas, but Mad Max bikes run on leg power.

Apocalypse Bike Builds at BESPOKED Manchester

https://youtu.be/ixZm-Ul4RMI

#prepping #disasterpreparedness #BikeTooter

Apocalypse Bike Builds at BESPOKED Manchester

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AI6YR BenMay 21

Propublica: Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way.

Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next #Hurricane

After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate.

Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm closed in.

https://www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-lessons-evacuation-orders-messaging

#wx #hurricanes #NCwx #disasterpreparedness

Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.

After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm closed in.

ProPublica