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🇺🇦 🇨🇦:nonazis: Souviens

Good thing we are going to rollback #ClimateChange work/ improvement

" At least 19 dead after flash flood emergencies across storm-weary South, Midwest

At least 19 weather-related deaths have been reported since the start of the storms, including at least 10 in #Tennessee and others across #Missouri, #Indiana, #Kentucky and #Arkansas."

#Environment #Science #Health #Disaster #Disruption #News #Weather

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pennine

US accounts 4 10% of world exports, 14% of world trade. The #Trump tariff #disaster prompting suggestions that US be sidestepped & other nations combining 4 a new trade arrangement. UK Govt could consider this, rather than acquiesce to Trump, a narcissist who only exploits weakness, & whose policies are incoherent, & who only wants to benefit the rich. #RejoinEU

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Youngtounces

@ai6yr I live here! My power is still out, along with many others, going on day 8. It’s been a total mess as you and others pointed out. Totally unprepared. Our county commissioners are inept, they’ve spent the last two years attacking the library for perceived “porn” instead of doing their job. This area is full of attention seeking culture warriors who don’t believe in any real community preparedness. Sorry for the rant. On the plus side lots of neighbors helping each other. #disaster #alpenaCounty

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AI6YR Ben

No communications... no gas... no access due to downed trees and power lines 👀

"...Because of phone and internet service outages, many people could not get in touch with loved ones. Hamp explained that due to these outages, many people were calling emergency services for welfare checks.

Hamp stated that the department faced challenges “right at the get-go.” He explained that emergency vehicles needed gas and though the demand has decreased as more gas stations have received power, the demand hasn’t disappeared. ..."

#MIwx#disaster#AlpenaCounty
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AI6YR Ben

Wonder how Alpena County, Michigan is doing. They announced door-to-door welfare checks yesterday.... (ice storm from 4 days ago!)

Alpena County will be conducting door to door wellness checks of our residents. To request a specific location/person be checked, click this link and complete the form forms.gle/jryUmMKBNtiQXDx8A To speed the process of door to door checks, hang a white item on your door if you're ok or a red item if you need help. Also see Alpena County website.

Alpena County will be conducting door to door wellness checks of our residents. To request a specific location/person be checked, click this link and complete the form https://forms.gle/jryUmMKBNtiQXDx8A To speed the process of door to door checks, hang a white item on your door if you're ok or a red item if you need help. Also see Alpena County website.
#MIwx#icestorm#disaster
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Cadmus 🌲

From OPB:

opb.org/article/2025/04/02/ore

The article cites $129m in funds held by #DHS and Secretary Noem, but it is really a lot higher because obligations are held up as well, not just the request for funds. The total is closer to $200m at this point...

OPB · Oregon and other states say Trump’s continued freeze on much-needed FEMA aid violates a judge’s orderBy Chris Arnold
#oregon#FEMA#DisasterRecovery
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Joseph Elfelt

Tip to save your life.

If you ever need to call for help in an emergency (police/fire/rescue/etc) you need to give your location. What if you are not at a street address or you do not know the address?

GPS chips in phones all basically work the same way. They produce (1) your latitude longitude coordinates in decimal degrees and (2) an accuracy value in meters.

Caution! When you first turn location services ‘on’ the accuracy value could easily be over 5,000 meters.

Caution! Some software (looking at you Google maps) only displays coordinates and does not display the equally important accuracy value.

findmesar.com is an open source #ProgressiveWebApp (PWA) I developed that displays your coordinates and accuracy value in several formats. It can be installed on Android and iOS for offline use. **Not available in any app store, not on GitHub and 100% enshitification free.**

To give it a try, open FindMeSAR, scroll down and tap ‘No’ and then give permission to use your location. Now tap ‘Next format’ to scroll through the various formats.

For instructions on how to install it for offline use, tap ‘Tips’.

Other buttons let you copy the data to the clipboard and, if your device is online, open the GISsurfer web map with a marker at your location. I am the GISsurfer dev and you can read more about it at gissurfer.com.
#Disaster #DisasterPreparedness #Emergency #SearchAndRescue #Rescue #shtf #PWA

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AI6YR Ben

The Eyewall: Potential for catastrophic flooding by the weekend in the Mid-South and near the Ohio Valley

"...The National Weather Service in Paducah, KY did not mince words this afternoon in their briefing on the upcoming rainstorm across the Ohio Valley: “Significant and potentially historic rainfall will begin Wednesday afternoon, with numerous rounds of heavy rain continuing into the first half of the weekend, leading to potentially catastrophic flash flooding.”

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theeyewall.com/potential-for-c

The Eyewall · Potential for catastrophic flooding by the weekend in the Mid-South and near the Ohio ValleyThe National Weather Service in Paducah, KY did not mince words this afternoon in their briefing on the upcoming rainstorm across the Ohio Valley: “Significant and potentially historic rainfall wil…
#flooding#OHwx#KYwx
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