Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Health Care Facilities(2011) Health care facilities need to develop an Emergency Water Supply Plan (EWSP) to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a total or partial interruption of the facilities’ normal water supply because water supplies can and do fail. The objective of this Planning Guide is to help health care facilities develop a robust EWSP as part of its overall facility EOP and to meet the published standards set forth by the Joint Commission and the CMS. The guide is intended for use by any health care facility, regardless of size or patient capacity. more>>
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Latest Earthquakes in the World(updates daily) This site lists the latest global earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.5 or greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas, and a magnitude of 4.5 or greater in the rest of the world – for the last 7 days. more>>
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Remote Sensing Can Predict Coastal Storm Impacts(Nov 2009) To predict the path and landfall of a hurricane or other coastal storm and assess
the damage, emergency managers and scientists need continuous information on the storm’s path, strength, predicted landfall, and expected damage over large areas. Satellite and airborne remote sensors can provide the required information in a timely and reliable way. The lessons learned from hurricane Katrina are helping optimize future approaches for tracking hurricanes and predicting their impact on coastal ecosystems and developed areas. more>>
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Arctic Sovereignty Report for Canada(July 2009) Canada's Northern Strategy focuses on four priority areas: exercising our Arctic sovereignty; promoting social and economic development; protecting the North's environmental heritage; and improving and devolving northern governance, so that Northerners have a greater say in their own destiny. more>>
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Cdn Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptive CapacityHuman Health in a Changing Climate: A Canadian Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptive Capacity. Users must request a hard copy. more>>
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Health Canada Reports (various)Health Canada has released numerous reports on topics related to Climate Change and Health. For a compendium, check this web site. more>>
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Vulnerability of Energy Infrastructure to Environmental Change(April 2009) A Chatham House Briefing Paper by Cleo Paskal on environment-related disruptions to hydroelectric installations, offshore oil and gas production, pipelines, electrical transmission and nuclear power generation. more>>
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