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		<title>Crowdsourcing Disasters</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/08/04/crowdsourcing-disasters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting article on the use of social media to assist in determining disaster response&#8230;check here:  Crowdsourcing, Disasters, and Trust.]]></description>
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		<title>Lightning Season</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/06/29/lightning-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was &#8220;Lightning Safety Week,&#8221; according to FEMA.  Visit the NOAA page here http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/ to learn more about lightning and how to reduce the risk for yourself and those around you of being struck or injured by lightning.  In an average year (which this one is not, due to the recent catastrophic tornado incidents), more people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Storm Prediction Center</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/04/25/storm-prediction-center-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tornadoes are wreaking havoc across the continental U. S. this month, even in states not usually considered to be at high risk, such as Virginia.  The jury appears to be still out on why&#8211;global warming?  Better detection technology and reporting?  Probably some of both.  Here&#8217;s an excellent site provided by NOAA&#8217;s National Weather Service (NWS)&#8211;their Storm Prediction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One-Shelf Disaster Library (List of Titles)</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/03/31/one-shelf-disaster-library-list-of-titles/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/03/31/one-shelf-disaster-library-list-of-titles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just received a request for a list of the titles on the one-shelf disaster library.  These titles were selected by consensus of readers of the Disaster Information Outreach listserv.  Links to WorldCat records are included. Harrison&#8217;s principles of internal medicine The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy Emergency medicine : a comprehensive study guide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seismology of the Christchurch Quakes</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/03/10/seismology-of-the-christchurch-quakes/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/03/10/seismology-of-the-christchurch-quakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has provided us with some interesting observations about why the February 2011 earthquake in the Christchurch, New Zealand area did so much more damage that the one that occurred in September 2010.  Check out their satellite image showing the varying severity levels of the quake as well as their explanation about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Active Shooter: Plan, Prevent, Survive</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/02/10/active-shooter-plan-prevent-survive/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/02/10/active-shooter-plan-prevent-survive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan refers us to a truly excellent article from &#8220;Library Leadership &#38; Management,&#8221; volume 25, no. 1, 2011, entitled &#8220;Active Shooter in the Library:  How to Plan for, Prevent, and Survive the Worst,&#8221; by Amy Kautzman, Associate University Librarian at UC Davis&#8217; General Library.  The article is available through Creative Commons here http://journals.tdl.org/llm/article/view/1864/1625.  It&#8217;s difficult to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earthquake Tour</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/02/03/earthquake-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/02/03/earthquake-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Madrid Seismic Zone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We usually think of California when we think earthquakes in the U.S., but one of the most significant earthquakes to strike in North America actually happened in the New Madrid Seismic Zone two hundred years ago. Check out this site http://www.newmadrid2011.org/ to see information about the &#8220;Earthquake Tour,&#8221; commemorating the bicentennial of the New Madrid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIMS for the New Year</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/01/07/nims-for-the-new-year/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/01/07/nims-for-the-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emergency Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to be able to communicate with your community or institutional first-responders in case of an emergency?  Would you like to be included in emergency preparedness and response activities in your institution or community?  If so, you need to become familiar with the National Incident Management System (NIMS).  This system provides a common language and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Than Crossing Your Fingers</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/01/05/more-than-crossing-your-fingers/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/01/05/more-than-crossing-your-fingers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Information Resources]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[disaster supplies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this morning&#8217;s very informative webinar hosted by the Nebraska Library Commission and featuring Marty Magee of NN/LM&#8217;s Greater Midwest Region, Marty reminded us that we can&#8217;t help at our libraries in an emergency if we&#8217;re not prepared at home.  She recommended visiting the American Red Cross site (among others) at http://www.redcross.org/ to find step-by-step recommendations for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FEMA&#8217;s Community Preparedness Webinar Series</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/01/04/femas-community-preparedness-webinar-series/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/01/04/femas-community-preparedness-webinar-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, January 11, at 2 PM EST, FEMA&#8217;s Community Preparedness Division will present the first 2011 webinar in the Community Preparedness Webinar Series:  Collaborative Planning&#8211;Engagement of the Whole Community.  The live webinar is available to the first 500 log ins at www.citizencorps.gov/news/webcasts/planning.shtm, and will also be available via recording on the website.  Previously recorded [...]]]></description>
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