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Adding evacuation zones in response to hurricane
2013-05-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Bloomberg administration announced on Friday that it would double to six the number of evacuation zones along New York Citys coast and expand them to include an additional 640,000 residents, saying that the new map would provide more flexibility when major storms hit. The changes to the citys coastal storm plan were the most visible initiative to emerge from a report on the response to Hurricane Sandy prepared at Mayor Michael R. Bloombergs request. The report repeatedly praises city agencies...
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California wildfire forces evacuation of university
2013-05-02 21:20:00| American School & University
California State University, Channel Islands, says heavy smoke from the fire is drifting onto campus Safety at School read more
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No Fire Found During Evacuation of Santa Clara County Building
2013-04-27 21:08:18| IT Services - Topix.net
By Bay City News Service San Jose Fire Department officials could not find the origin of light smoke and a burning smell inside the Santa Clara County Government Center, which was evacuated for an hour Friday morning, a fire captain said.
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Alert to Congress: Nuclear evacuation may bog down
2013-04-11 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Regulators and congressional investigators clashed Wednesday over a new report warning that in the event of an accident at a nuclear plant, panicking residents from outside the official evacuation zone might jam the roads and prevent others from escaping. The report by the Government Accountability Office, which acts as the investigative arm of Congress, challenges a three-decade-old fundamental of emergency planning around American nuclear power plants: that preparations for evacuation should...
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Evacuation orders lifted as Colorado wildfire eases
2013-03-17 01:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Evacuation orders were lifted on Saturday for hundreds of Colorado residents forced to flee their homes due to a wind-driven wildfire in a canyon northwest of Denver, as firefighters made progress in containing the blaze, officials said. Calmer winds, higher humidity levels and cooler temperatures allowed firefighters to cut containment lines around 45 percent of the so-called Galena Fire, said Nick Christensen, spokesman for the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. The blaze signaled an early start...
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