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Things of Interest…
New State Mitigation Plan Guide
http://recoverydiva.com/2015/03/15/new-state-mitigation-plan-guide/The State Mitigation Plan Review Guide is FEMA’s official policy on, and interpretation of, the requirements for State Standard and Enhanced Mitigation Planning……
CRS Report on Disaster Relief — featuring state profiles An opening for a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute http://jobs.udayton.edu/postings/16921.
Dear Colleagues,
The newly-created University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute is looking for a post-doctoral fellow starting Aug. 1, 2015. The direct link for sharing this posting with potential candidates is: http://jobs.udayton.edu/postings/16921.
29th Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference®?May 10 – 15, 2015?Rosen Shingle Creek?Orlando, Florida http://flghc.org
FEMA Calls for 2015 Individual and Community Preparedness Awards ApplicationsSubmission Deadline: April 10, 2015 http://www.ready.gov/citizen-corps/citizen-corps-awards
Predicting the extent of flash flooding
Devastating floodwaters such as those experienced during Iowa’s Flood of 2008 — which swamped many Iowa communities, along with ten square miles of Cedar Rapids — are notoriously difficult to predict……
2015 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards Application Period Now Open
See link below for details on a postdoc opening at the National Risk Management Research Laboratory of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Cincinnati, OH. .http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=22&ROPCD=220302&RONum=B8112
As Oso Disaster Anniversary Nears, Kentucky Geologists Urge Preparation for Landslideshttp://newswise.com/articles/as-oso-disaster-anniversary-nears-kentucky-geologists-urge-preparation-for-landslides?
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More on Recovery in Japanhttp://recoverydiva.com/2015/03/12/more-on-recovery-in-japan
Bread Loaf Orion is an annual, week-long writers’ conference designed to hone the skills of people interested in producing literary writing about the environment and the natural world.For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.middlebury.edu/bread-loaf-conferences/BLOrion.
Propeller would like to invite you to the Water Challenge day and pitch competition on Monday, March 23. Registration is required through the NOEW site –
Free Online Course: Water in the Western US
Learn more and register here: https://www.coursera.org/course/waterwestus
FEMA To States: You Want Cash? Say Climate Change Is Real. SAY IT!
Read more at http://wonkette.com/580175/fema-to-states-you-want-cash-say-climate-change-is-real-say-it
Dear Floodplain Officials & NAI Committee Members,
The Georgia Association of Floodplain Managers (GAFM), No Adverse Impact (NAI) Committee, in conjunction with the ASFPM NAI Committee, is pleased to announce our next Webinar:
https://mbakercorp.webex.com/mbakercorp/onstage/g.php?d=664246582&t=a
DISASTER RELIEF:
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-209
Agencies Need to Improve Policies and Procedures for Estimating Improper PaymentsGAO-15-209: Published: Feb 27, 2015. Publicly Released: Feb 27, 2015.
Winter storms battered sales of small businesses, survey shows
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/03/05/winter-storms-battered-sales-small-businesses-survey-shows/RAH81B5w6MWvV4dkS8xOFL/story.html
Predicting the extent of flash flooding
Phys.Org
Devastating floodwaters such as those experienced during Iowa’s Flood of 2008 — which swamped many Iowa communities, along with ten square miles of Cedar Rapids — are notoriously difficult to predict………
Study links flooding, drought to urban expansion
Insurance Journal
A heads-up to New York, Baltimore, Houston and Miami: a new study suggests that these metropolitan areas and others will increase their exposure to floods even in the absence of climate change………
Drought-stricken California only has one year of water left, Nasa scientist warns
http://recoverydiva.com/2015/03/19/ca-water-shortage-is-very-serious/
NJ Recovery
http://comcastnewsmakers.com/2015/03/13/long-term-recovery-effort-from-sandy/
Articles & Editorials…
FEMA to Review All Flood Damage Claims From Hurricane Sandy
Graduate Assistant Positions for Project on Climate Resilience of Water on Tribal Lands in the American West
Full funding will be provided for students interested in completing our MSES (http://www.ohio.edu/envstu/) or MPA (http://www.ohio.edu/voinovichschool/students/prospective/masterpa.cfm) programs.
NHMA Board:
We need to set up a Fundraising Committee. We need a volunteer to serve as Chair, and we need members. All of you agreed to assist in some ways with NHMA efforts including fundraising.
The NHMA Board voted to provide that the Chair of the Fundraising Committee be on the Executive Committee as well.
Any volunteers?
Comments??
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