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FedEx Pledges $1 Million in Aid to Support Relief of Nepal Earthquake Disaster
2015-05-02 00:17:15| Air Courier - Topix.net
The Memphis-based global transportation and logistics company is mobilizing its disaster relief program through its existing relationships with Direct Relief, Heart to Heart International, Water Missions International, American Red Cross and The Salvation Army. "FedEx is committed to responding to the aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal," said Frederick W. Smith, chairman and CEO of FedEx Corp. "Working together with international relief organizations, we are utilizing our global transportation network to assist in this massive recovery effort."
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California wildfire conditions are a recipe for disaster
2015-05-01 00:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: On Monday, 200 firefighters evacuated an upscale residential neighborhood in Los Angeles as they responded to a wildfire that had just broken out in the nearby hills. Ninety minutes later, the fire was out, with no damage done. But if that battle was a relatively easy win, it belied a much more difficult war ahead for a state devastated by drought. California is in the midst of one of its worst droughts on record, so bad that earlier this month Gov. Jerry Brown took the unprecedented step of ordering...
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Deutsche Post DHL Group Sends Disaster Response Team to Nepal Within 48 Hours after Earthquake
2015-04-28 05:20:10| Logistics - Topix.net
Volunteer teams to provide logistics support at Tribhuvan Kathmandu International Airport to assist with relief efforts following the devastating earthquake , April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Deutsche Post DHL Group, the worldA s leading logistics provider, has deployed their Disaster Response Team in , following the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has claimed thousands of lives to date in addition to those being severely injured. The international aid community is now gearing up to fly in urgently needed goods like technical equipment, water and food.
Cuomo predicts disaster in New York City real estate market without rent stabilization extension
2015-04-27 01:57:02| Real Estate - Topix.net
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes questions from the media at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Friday, April 24, 2015. Gov. Andrew Cuomo predicted disaster for New York City's real estate market if the state Legislature fails to renew a rent stabilization law set to expire in June.
US disaster aid must be overhauled to deal with climate threats, insurers warn
2015-04-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: A coalition of insurance companies and environmental organizations is calling for a "complete overhaul" of the nation's disaster policies, which it says encourage dangerous development and wasteful spending after catastrophes strike. The SmarterSafer coalition urges policymakers in a 21-page report released today to increase pre-disaster spending on mitigation efforts, like raising homes and restoring oyster beds, to tackle climbing losses from floods and other perils exacerbated by climate change....
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