Tornado Hot Spots in the U.S.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Jenna

This week is the anniversary of one of the worst tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. On April 3-4, 1974, at least 148 tornadoes roared across the United States. Since then, this has been eclipsed by only the May 21-26, 2011 tornado outbreak….

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U.S. Nuclear Facilities and Disaster Planning

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Jenna

It’s been over a year since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. It was a dark reminder that man-made disasters are sometimes harder to manage because there is often little warning. It is therefore critical that the population within the…

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