Download or read book Disaster Alert Lib written by Crabtree Publishing and published by Disaster Alert! (Hardcover). This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young readers will be excited by this spectacular series that puts them right in the center of natural disasters. Each book explains the science behind the forces in nature that create such catastrophic events as avalanches, ocean storms, floods, monsoons, and droughts. Human-made environmental disasters, such as oil spills and global warming are also featured. Fascinating text and astonishing photographs highlight
Download or read book Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries written by Miriam B. Kahn and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2003 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers instructions on writing and implementing disaster plans for libraries.
Download or read book Environmental Disaster Alert written by Paul Challen and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. Features the science behind these destructive man-made disasters and tells how societies around the world cope with such events as the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Bhopal chemical explosion, and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Download or read book Library as Safe Haven written by Deborah D. Halsted and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libraries have always played a special role in times of disaster by continuing to provide crucial information and services.
Download or read book Emergency Alert and Warning Systems written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following a series of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, that revealed shortcomings in the nation's ability to effectively alert populations at risk, Congress passed the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act in 2006. Today, new technologies such as smart phones and social media platforms offer new ways to communicate with the public, and the information ecosystem is much broader, including additional official channels, such as government social media accounts, opt-in short message service (SMS)-based alerting systems, and reverse 911 systems; less official channels, such as main stream media outlets and weather applications on connected devices; and unofficial channels, such as first person reports via social media. Traditional media have also taken advantage of these new tools, including their own mobile applications to extend their reach of beyond broadcast radio, television, and cable. Furthermore, private companies have begun to take advantage of the large amounts of data about users they possess to detect events and provide alerts and warnings and other hazard-related information to their users. More than 60 years of research on the public response to alerts and warnings has yielded many insights about how people respond to information that they are at risk and the circumstances under which they are most likely to take appropriate protective action. Some, but not all, of these results have been used to inform the design and operation of alert and warning systems, and new insights continue to emerge. Emergency Alert and Warning Systems reviews the results of past research, considers new possibilities for realizing more effective alert and warning systems, explores how a more effective national alert and warning system might be created and some of the gaps in our present knowledge, and sets forth a research agenda to advance the nation's alert and warning capabilities.
Download or read book Tsunami Alert written by N Walker and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. Describes the ways that tsunamis form, the destruction they can cause, and what scientists and communities are doing to better prepare for them.
Download or read book Space Disaster and Meteorite Alert written by Julie Karner and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last century has been an incredible age of space exploration tremendously expanding our knowledge of the universe. This amazing book reminds us that such knowledge often comes at a price. Space Disaster and Meteorite Alert! chronicles both the brave and adventurous space missions throughout history that have ended in disaster, as well as an asteroid's journey through the atmosphere to its eventual landing on Earth.
Download or read book Transportation Disaster Alert written by N Walker and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the reasons behind many transportation accidents, including those involving ships, railroads, airplanes, and automobiles, and how rescue teams and investigators can save those involved in accidents and determine what caused them.
Download or read book Earthquake Alert written by Shilpa Mehta-Jones and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the science of earthquakes, including Earth's layers, plate tectonics, and major fault lines; technology for forecasting, predicting, and measuring earthquakes; and devastation from tsunamis, landslides, and fires caused by earthquakes.
Download or read book Emergency Response Guidebook written by U.S. Department of Transportation and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.
Download or read book Tsunami Alert written by Niki Walker and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the tsunami and other disasters.
Download or read book Disaster Management in Archives Libraries and Museums written by Graham Matthews and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book assesses the current state of disaster management in archives, libraries and museums in the UK and around the world, and provides recommendations for addressing current and future threats. Following an introductory outline of the topic and terminology, the authors provide a short history of the development of disaster management in the cultural heritage sector. They illustrate a basic framework for effective disaster management by reviewing disaster control plan practice from around the world. Through examining and identify the key issues affecting disaster management in archives, libraries and museums, the authors discuss a priority structure for future implementation. This book will be key reading for scholars and students of archive studies, library and information and museum management. It will also be extremely useful for professionals and policy makers involved in disaster management planning at a local and national level.
Download or read book Environmental Disaster Alert written by Paul Clarence Challen and published by St. Catharines, Ont. : Crabtree Pub.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the damage being done to the environment, both natural and man-made, and what can be done to protect future generations.
Download or read book Preparing for Disasters written by Bobbie Kalman and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-01-31 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book looks at topics such as preparing disaster supply kits for homes and cars, learning how to use ham radios, reading maps, creating and practicing evacuation plans, setting up emergency contact people, and information about shelters. It also looks at different kinds of disasters and how to prepare for each one.
Download or read book Living in Shelters written by Bobbie Kalman and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-01-31 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book looks at the kinds of disasters that may force people to leave their homes and move into shelters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires, and earthquakes. It gives information about what to pack in disaster supply kits and how to evacuate home and communities. Author Bobbie Kalman recounts her experiences as a nine-year-old refugee who lived in a number of shelters, and suggests ways that organizations or individual families can help lessen the stresses of living in shelters.
Download or read book Flood and Monsoon Alert written by Rachel Eagen and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the science behind floods and monsoons.
Download or read book Emergency Preparedness for Libraries written by Julie Todaro and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the volumes of information they contain, few libraries know how to prepare for, endure, and survive any type of disaster. This completely updated second edition of Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library management with a comprehensive guide to planning and executing emergency procedures. Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library personnel with detailed instructions for protecting staff, patrons, and the facilities themselves, including: Steps to take now, before disaster strikes People and procedures to include in an emergency/disaster action plan Practical ways to turn written plans into an instinctual team response Safety considerations to take into account when caring for people on-site during an emergency Information to provide to the umbrella organization and the media after a disaster Key things to do the first few days after an event Tips for getting back to business
