2008-09-01
Bush to skip Republican convention to monitor Gustav
George W. Bush, the President of the United States, has said that he will not attend the 2008 Republican National Convention as a result of Hurricane Gustav.
During a statement made to the press, Bush told reporters: “In light of these events, I will not be going to Minnesota for the Republican National Convention,”. He continued [...]
2008-08-31
Hurricane Gustav batters Caribbean, threatens US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Gustav is predicted to make landfall on the Gulf Coast, having already caused damage in the Carribean. The storm may be raised to Category 5 according to some sources.
At 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center stated that Gustav had sustained winds at least 150 miles per hour and was moving [...]
2008-08-28
Maritime Experiment Focuses on Enhancing Nation’s Port Security
The US Navy, US Coast Guard and SRI International — a private security firm — are deploying a suite of advanced port security technologies, trained personnel, and are executing tactical procedures as part of a homeland security experiment in the waters of Tampa Bay through the end of August.
Collectively described as an “Adaptive Force Package,” [...]
2008-08-07
US Prepares for Nuclear Terrorism
The United States Department of Energy maintains emergency response capabilities and assets to quickly respond to potential nuclear and radiological threats within the United States. These capabilities are primarily found at DOE’s two key emergency response facilities — the Remote Sensing Laboratories at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. [...]
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National Guard Teams Prepare for Terrorist WMD Attacks
In 2006, Denys Ray Hughes, 59, of Phoenix, AZ, was found guilty of Attempted Production of a Biological Toxin for Use as a Weapon, Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device and Possession of an Unregistered Silencer, by a federal jury.
The evidence at his trial showed that Hughes grew castor bean plants and cultivated thousands of [...]
2008-07-12
Homeland Security Experts Expect Disaster or Attack Within Next 4 Years
Book Hill Partners and the Homeland Defense Journal released the results of a survey of 122 homeland security experts on priorities for the next administration in protecting the American people and homeland.
The results of the survey — including the fact that 83 percent expect a disaster/terrorist attack — were released at a Homeland Defense [...]
2008-06-23
Over 700 feared dead after ferry hit by typhoon
It is feared that over 700 people have died after a ferry near the Philippines capsized after being hit by Typhoon Fengshen. Only four people from the ferry have been found alive.
The ferry left Manila en route to Cebu on Friday, and according to the owners, Sulpicio Lines, contact was lost at about 12:30 local [...]
2008-06-19
Water level rising in Chinese rivers, further flooding expected
Further rain has continued to fall across southern China after the country was devastated by floods earlier this week.
176 people have been confirmed to have died as a result of the flooding, and around 50 more are officially missing. Xinhua, the state news agency in China, has reported that the flooding in the Pearl River [...]
2008-06-15
Foam manufacturer settles for US$25 million over Station nightclub fire
Sealed Air Corporation, a packaging company based in Elmwood Park, New Jersey has agreed to settle legal action over the Station nightclub fire on Rhode Island in February 2003. The disaster killed 100 people with more than twice as many injured and this settlement is one of a series over the blaze.
The fire was triggered [...]
2008-06-05
U.S. Navy forced to give up on Burma relief
The United States Navy was forced to withdraw from their Cyclone Nargis relief efforts in Burma today, due to the continued refusal of the ruling State Peace and Development Council government to allow them to deliver aid. Four U.S. naval ships were ordered to depart from the area on Thursday. After 15 failed attempts to [...]
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Apache pipeline fire - Varanus Island, Western Australia
A pipeline rupture and fire at Apache Corporations Vanarus Island facility in Western Australia has reduce the supply of natural gas to Western Australia by 30%. 153 employees have been evacuated, 13 employees remain on the island to monitor the situation.
Steven Farris, Apache’s president and CEO said “No one was injured, all personnel are safe, [...]
2008-05-25
Boeing 747 cargo plane breaks in two after failed takeoff at Brussels Airport
A Boeing 747 cargo plane has broken in two after crashing off the end of the runway at Brussels Airport near Zaventem, Belgium. Some reports say four of the five crew were slightly injured when the Kallita Air jumbo jet failed to takeoff on a flight to Bahrain, but others state no injuries.
Press images show [...]
2008-05-24
Seven Moroccans killed in bus crash in central France
A bus crash in France’s Loire Valley has left seven of the Moroccan passengers dead. 22 of the 32 on board were injured, four critically, after the bus smashed into a concrete pillar on the A10 near Blois in the small hours of yesterday morning.
The bus had departed Tiznit in South Morocco on Wednesday and [...]
2008-05-20
20 killed and over 40 missing as overcrowded bus crashes into Nepal river
20 people are confirmed to have died, 28 have been rescued injured and more than forty are known to be missing after an overcrowded bus plunged into the Rapti River in a mountainous region of West Nepal. The 45-seater vehicle was carrying at least ninety when it skidded off a highway in Dang district, and [...]
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Chinese quake death toll nears 32,500, as a major aftershock occurs and mourning begins
The government of China announced it would begin three days of mourning on Monday, as the death toll from the 7.9 magnitude earthquake centered in the Sinchaun province has been raised to nearly 32,500, with 220,000 injured. At 2:28 p.m local time, flags will be moved to half mast for three days, there will be [...]
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