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“Droughts, desertification, floods, earthquakes, and wildfire threaten livelihoods worldwide; from wealthy to developing economies, every country is vulnerable to environmental change,” said Maurizio Porfiri of New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. ...
At the distribution level, the power sector has well-developed processes and contingency plans in place to deal with extreme natural events such as storms, earthquakes, and tornadoes, with wide physical separation of redundant control centers and well-rehearsed power restoration plans. ...
Surviving the Nepal Quake Dr Mike Karch is a volunteer doctor working with the International Medical Corps’ Emergency Response team. The Nepal earthquake in April 2015 completely destroyed the remote village of Laprak. 19 people were killed and the village, located 9 hours away from the closest road, was completely cut off from any kind of medical service. ...
Earlier this year the public was reminded of the potential hazards associated with nuclear energy when a nuclear power plant in Japan began releasing radiation after it was hit with a massive earthquake and tsunami. The most recent crisis has raised concerns across North America regarding the fallout of released radioactive particles that could potentially cross the Pacific and ...
Other UPS employees considered finalists for the Casey Award include: Craig Arnold, director of business development, who traveled to Haiti in the days after the earthquake there to assist the Salvation Army with relief efforts. Jose Carro, a UPS Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) warehouse employee, works with the Miami Medical Team Foundation (MMTF), which assists refugees in ...
In response to the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti, McKesson quickly responded to the crisis with logistical coordination, collaboration with suppliers, customers and employees and donations of more than $700,000. ...
One year after the 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti, ChildFund International continues its work in Haiti with Physicians for Peace. ...
Coca-Cola Hellenic provided financial aid to victims of disasters, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2009 Haiti earthquake. In addition Coca-Cola Hellenic in Italy, in response to the Abruzzo earthquake in 2009, helped by providing warehouse space, distributing food and other supplies and integrating employees of the company as volunteers in the ...
In 2010, there was a shoe drive with the program Soles for Souls to benefit the survivors of the devastating Haitian earthquake. Also periodically, employees held drives for food and pet supplies for local pantries and rescues. ...
Nourimanba to Help Address Severe Malnutrition in Haiti Haiti is the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, which has resulted in pervasive malnutrition. Even prior to the earthquake in January 2010, one in three Haitian children under the age of five suffered from malnutrition. Today, thousands more are at risk of malnutrition as a result of the devastation from the ...
Abbott's Broader Support for Earthquake Recovery Efforts Abbott's new support is in addition to more than $6.1 million in grant funding and donations of critical diagnostic, nutritional and pharmaceutical products provided to humanitarian aid organizations in the weeks following the earthquake in January 2010. ...
Rohan Chandra, age 15, of Fremont, CA, will work with generationOn to start his "Earthquake Kits/Emergency Preparedness" project for seniors in his community. ...
Months after earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and China, and a flood in Pakistan shattered the lives of hundreds of thousands of survivors, Henry Schein, Inc. ...
The innovative program was launched with leadership support from Nike Foundation, Abundance Foundation, NoVo Foundation, United Nations Foundation and Partridge Trust. The earthquake that shattered Haiti in last January left more than 3.7 million Haitians in need of humanitarian assistance. The quake not only leveled buildings, but damaged already weak institutions and ...
Going by the numbers of people affected, the disaster is worse than the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake combined. 'It's critically important that we support people in this time of need,' said Dr. ...
In response to the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in January, leaving millions of people displaced, two additional modules will be pre-positioned in Port-au-Prince at Direct Relief"s Haiti warehouse. ...