President Trump softened expectations that he is close to declaring a national emergency to get the money he want to build the US-Mexico border wall as a 3-week impasse closing parts of the government continued Friday. There are about 800-K federal employees who missed their 1st paychecks under the stoppage. Lawmakers tried to reassure federal […]
A former federal emergency boss said that President Donald Trump is “on solid legal ground” if he declares a national emergency to secure funding for his much-desired border Wall. “But he is going to have some troubles along the way, and one of them will be whether libertarian conservatives are going to accept a stronger […]
The White House has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to look at using emergency funds that Congress approved for disaster relief to build a border Wall with Mexico. $13.9-B has been allocated, but not yet obligated through contracts for a variety of projects in California, Florida, Texas, other states and Puerto Rico, which have […]
President Trump’s conservative allies are urging him to declare a national emergency to build his proposed border Wall, though he is not expected to do so in his address to the nation Tuesday evening. The US-Mexico border Wall, a Key campaign promise is a hot button issue nation wide. Observers say, it is unlikely that […]
Northern California Wildfire: 42 Killed, Now Deadliest in Golden State History Search teams have recovered the remains of at least 42 people killed by the devastating Camp wildfire that largely incinerated the town of Paradise in Northern California, making it the deadliest single wild-land blaze in the Golden State history, authorities said Monday. The latest death toll, up […]
Update: California Wildfires Roar, 31 Dead, Nearly 7000 Structures Destroyed Sunday, crews searching the smoking ruins of Paradise and outlying areas found 8 more bodies, raising the death toll to 31, it is the deadliest wildfire in the Golden States history. Over 200 still missing. Massive California wildfires continue to roar through the Golden State […]
President Trump to Migrant Invaders; “Our Military Is Waiting for You!’ 5,000 Regular Army Troops Headed to Mexico Border to Counter Invading Migrant Caravan President Donald Trump escalated his threats against a migrant invaders traveling to the US border, labeling the caravan’s effort an “invasion” and warning that “our Military is waiting for you!” President […]
President Trump, “I Am Bringing Out Military for This National Emergency at Border” A caravan of Central American migrants moving toward the US southern border President Trump Tweeted Wednesday that the US “will never accept people coming into our Country illegally!” Thursday, President Donald Trump said he is “bringing out the military” to protect the […]
President Trump: “Migrant Caravans a National Emergency” US President Donald Trump Monday, declaring a massive caravan of immigrants heading to the US border as a national emergency, said the US will cut off or reduce the “massive foreign aid” given to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador after they did not stop the migrants’ trip north. “I […]
US DOE Offers 11-M Bbl Crude Oil from Strategic Reserve $USO, $OIL, $VLO, $PSX US Department of Energy (DOE) is offering 11-M bbl of Crude Oil for sale from the nation’s SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve) ahead of sanctions on Iran that may reduce global supplies of Crude Oil The delivery period for the proposed sale […]
Red Tide Crisis in Florida, State of Emergency Declared Red tide kills thousands of animals off Florida coast Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for several counties suffering from the impacts of a prolonged red tide. According to the governor’s declaration, red tide is a naturally occurring algae that appears almost every year on Florida’s […]
Preventive Care Can Help You Save Money on Veterinary Care The love and companionship that pets add to our lives is priceless, but the costs associated with their care can add up too, especially when an unexpected illness or injury requires urgent veterinary care. In Y 2018, it is estimated that Americans will spend more […]
President Trump Declares California Wildfires as ‘Major Emergency’ Sunday, US Presient Donald Trump has declared a “major disaster” in California and ordered federal funding to be made available to help recovery efforts in areas affected by wildfires, the White House said in a statement early. The White House said President Trump”ordered Federal assistance to supplement […]
Two Wildfires Raging into Northern California Lake Communities Monday, 2 major wildfires have prompted evacuation orders for nearly 20,000 people as they rage to small lake communities in Northern California, and authorities faced questions about how quickly they warned residents about the largest and deadliest blaze burning in the Golden State. Sunday’s ordered evacuations around […]
California’s Carr Fire Surges Into City of Redding A raging Northern California wildfire surged into the City of Redding, population about 92,000, Friday after burning dozens of homes, injuring firefighters and civilians, and engulfing and killing a bulldover operator. The situation was described as chaotic by authorities. Cal Fire spokesman Scott McLean said the Carr […]
Medical Marijuana Update A powerful Senate committee calls marijuana’s Schedule I status an obstacle to research, an Arizona appeals court ruling gets ignored, Oklahoma sees its 1st medical marijuana clinic, and more. National Senate Committee Slams Marijuana’s Federal Classification, Saying Schedule I Blocks Research. The Senate Appropriations Committee has issued a report criticizing marijuana’s continued […]
President Trump Declares Opioids a Public Health Emergency Thursday, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a national public health emergency declaring “we can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic.” “As Americans, we cannot allow this to continue,” Trump said at the White House in an announcement accompanied by first lady Melania Trump and […]
President Trump to Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency US President Donald Trump’s declaration that the opioid epidemic is a national emergency to arrive this week. The President is expected to make the formal declaration and deliver a major speech on the topic Thursday, just 2 months after he 1st announced his plan. Some health […]
Hurricane Irma Has Florida Under State of Emergency Caribbean Islands brace for fierce Hurricane Irma, now a Category 4 Storm Hurricane Irma, may cause the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the season might begin sooner than expected, as Florida is put under a state of emergency. The NFL is considering moving the Dolphins-Bucs opener […]
Keeping Cool: Ways to Avoid Heat Stroke The Dog Days of Summer are here, and that means the risks for heat exhaustion and heat stroke are rising, along with the temperature, with seniors particularly at risk. Older folks don’t adjust as well to changes in temperatures as younger people do, making them prime targets for […]
Record Fuel Inventories to Buffer Supply Shortfalls Caused by Harvey $USO, $UNG, $UGA Record Crude Oil and refined products stocks will cushion potential shortages caused by Hurricane Harvey, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday, adding that it could release emergency oil stocks in the event of extended outages. Some Crude Oil production and about […]
Hurricane Harvey Moving Across the Gulf of Mexico $USO, $RDS.A, $XOM Hurricane Harvey moved across the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to strike the heart of the country’s Crude Oil refining industry when it comes ashore in Texas at the weekend. Communities in the path of the quickly strengthening storm began evacuating and energy firms […]
Drugstore non-Rx Painkillers, Not as Safe as You Think $POTN The opioid crisis is getting a lot of attention now, but the highly-addictive Rx (prescription medications) are not the only class of pain relievers causing serious health problems in the US. “The opioid crisis is an emergency — and I’m saying officially right now it’s […]
President Trump Signs Milestone Vet Medical Care Bill Veterans groups applaud the bill being signed. President Donald Trump signed an emergency spending bill that will put $2.1-B into a program that allows veterans to receive private medical care at government expense. Trump, who made improving Veterans care a central campaign promise, signed the VA Choice […]
A National Emergency, 33% of Americans on Rx Painkillers One in 3 (33%) Americans take Rx (prescription) painkillers, a new survey showed Monday, this is a startling statistic unveiled the same day a Presidential Opioid Commission called for the declaration of a “National Emergency.” According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 91.8-M Americans used […]
California’s Sierra Nevada Snowpack is Bountiful & Drought Busting Sierra Nevada snow drifts are at a drought-busting 173% of average, with the most snow recorded since Y 1995, California water managers said Thursday. State water managers poked rods into drifts as high as tree branches to measure the snowpack. They found far more snow than […]
Freedom of Speech and The Internet, Red Level Emergency $GOOGL, $FB In October, US President Barack Hussein Obama surrendered control over the Internet to the United Nations. Now after the November Presidential election the main-stream media complains of “fake news” and wants to ban news sources outside the control of the corporate media. The European Union […]
The Big Q: How Effective is AEB? AAA together with the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Automotive Research Center recently tested 5 vehicles with AEB (automatic emergency breaking). They were sorted into 2 categories: systems designed to reduce impact, and those meant to prevent collisions altogether. The 5 vehicles, all model Y 2016, underwent a […]
Hurricane Matthew Could Inflict $200-B in Damage to Coastal Homes $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Hurricane Matthew could potentially cause $200-B in damage to coastal homes, and that number could rise depending on the path and intensity of the Category 4 storm. At least 954,000 people are at risk of major storm surge damage, according to […]
Queensland’s Mineral Exploration Spending Dives The latest exploration statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics simply confirm that exploration in Queensland is “on its knees”. For the 4th year running, the annual spending on exploration for minerals in Queensland has declined. Just 4 years ago, Queensland was investing almost AU$250-M each Quarter in mineral exploration. […]
Tips to Avoid the Risks of Bar-B-Que Accidents this Weekend Labor Day Weekend is the unofficial end of Summer, and for many that means firing up the backyard grill upping the risks for deadly accidents from barbecues. “Every year we see anywhere from 15,000 to 20,000 cases of burns caused by barbecues,” Dr. Kevin Rodgers, […]
Saudi Aramco, Japan Expand Okinawa Crude Oil Storage Deal $OIL Aramco and ADNOC store up to 6.3-M bbl of Crude Oil each in Okinawa Saudi Aramco and the Japanese government are set to agree on a roughly 2-M bbl expansion of Crude Oil storage capacity in Okinawa, used by the state-run firm to store Oil, […]
Floridians Prepared for 1st Hurricane in 10yrs + $CVX, $DUK Hermine hit Florida Gulf Horn coast with diminished force, the 1st hurricane to strike the state since Y 2005 before heading East overland to threaten Soybean, Cotton crops and the US East Coast. Hermine’s top winds reached 75 miles per hour, making it a Category […]
WHO Convening Emergency Committee Meeting on Zika Virus The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that its Emergency Committee on Zika would meet Thursday to review the outbreak’s evolution and neurological birth defects linked to the mosquito-borne virus. The panel of independent experts led by Dr. David Heymann, which last met on 14 June, convenes […]
Dying American Entrepreneurship is a National Emergency American entrepreneurship may well be dying a slow and undignified death. John Dearie, EVP for Policy at the Financial Services Forum said recently that, “New businesses are disproportionately responsible for the innovation that drives productivity and economic growth, and they account for virtually all job creation….I would say, […]
What to Do If Your Pet Is Stung by a Bee Bee stings are painful to pets and it’s possible that your pet could have an allergic reaction. If your pet is stung multiple times or displays signs of allergic reaction, visit an emergency veterinary clinic immediately. In many cases a bee sting can be […]
The Key Things to Do in a Pet Emergency All pet owners know there will come time in your pet’s life when it will need Emergency veterinary care. So, have a plan in place, as it can save your pet’s life in such emergencies. When it happens, and it surely will, the last thing to […]
Deadly Brushfires Haunt Western Australians The system for managing bushfires in WA (Western Australia) is “failing citizens and the government”, a special inquiry into the deadly Yarloop and Waroona blazes has concluded, and if change does not occur, “then the prospect of a future catastrophic bushfire event is increasingly likely”. Six months after the devastating bushfires […]
“Red Flag” Warnings in Massive California Wildfire Hundreds of firefighters were struggling Saturday to contain a massive wildfire that has so far killed 2 people and burned at least 100 homes and ravaging lakeside communities in Central California. The Erskine Fire broke out Thursday afternoon in the foothills of Kern County about 42 miles northeast […]
Historic Flood Ravage West Virginia, 20 Dead and Counting Friday, the West Virginia Governor’s communication director, said some areas were “probably looking at flooding that’s going to be the worst in 100 years.” Tens of thousands of people were without power, and several roads are impassable, hundreds of houses have washed away. At least 20 […]
76-Million Americans Are Struggling in this Economy The report details that 46% of Americans said they do not have enough saved to cover a $400 emergency expense. A survey from the US Federal Reserve said that at the end of Y 2015, many Americans were struggling to make ends meet, even 7 years after the […]
Tropical Storm Warning for Florida’s Gulf Coast Forecasters warn of severe thunderstorms along the East Coast and have issued a tropical storm warning for Florida’s Gulf Coast. National forecasters also issued a tropical storm warning for Florida’s Gulf Coast after a tropical depression gusting winds around 35 mph formed about 125 miles northwest of Cozumel, […]
Last year I never heard of Zika virus, did you? Not long ago most people never heard of the Zika virus, now it is an “Industry” According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Most people infected with Zika virus will not even know they have the disease because they will not […]
Heavy Storms and Heavy Flooding Across Houston Texas Heavy storms roared across the Houston area Friday evening causing multiple roads closing and evacuations because of the floodwaters. In Galveston, torrential rain came down on the area as the swirling winds as severe weather moved through the area. The waters continue to rise in and around […]
The Effects of Natural Disasters in Australia and Worldwide Total financial losses from natural disasters worldwide in Y 2015 amounted to $100-B, with insured losses at $30-B. The Y 2009 Black Saturday wildfires in the State of Victoria that broke out on 7 February that year rank among Australia’s worst natural disasters. 173 people were […]
Australia & New Zealand Disaster and EM Conference CRC research will feature with two complete streams at the Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference on the Gold Coast. CRC researchers speaking include Dr Chris Bearman, Dr Paula Dootson, Dr Katharine Haynes, Dr Danielle Every, Laura Gannon, Dr Jim McLennan and Lyndsey Wright. Earlybird […]
Convoys Evacuate Ft. McMurray Wildfire Victims, Oil Sands Operators Cut Production Friday and Saturday, Convoys of evacuees stranded by a wildfire raging in and around Ft. McMurray made their way through the heart of the devastation on the only highway out of the region. Wind-whipped flames roaring through forests and brush parched by a Spring […]
Nevada County Fire Safe Council’s 2016 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Last August, radio station KVMR and the Council partnered to hold a fire safety event at the radio station’s new headquarters in Nevada City, Californai. Do it successfully once, why not try it again, except open and expand it to the whole community? Well, those […]
NYS Residential Brush-Burning Ban Remains in Effect Through 14 May New York State (NYS) and Local Emergency Personnel Actively Engaged in Fighting a Brush Fire in Sam’s Point Preserve That Has Consumed Nearly 300 Acres Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed additional state emergency personnel to the wildfire at Sam’s Point Preserve near Ellenville in […]