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NOAA Expects Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season

May 27, 2010

Hurricane Ike, 2008. High resolution (Credit: NOAA)

An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year according to the seasonal outlook issued today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. As with every hurricane season, this outlook underscores the importance of having a hurricane preparedness plan in place.

Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA is projecting a 70 percent probability of the following ranges:

• 14 to 23 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including:
• 8 to 14 Hurricanes (top winds of 74 mph or higher), of which:
• 3 to 7 could be Major Hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of at least 111 mph)

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Southeast Texas Severe Weather Awareness Week - Feb 21-27 2010

Several resources from the National Weather Service and the State of Texas Department of Public Safety.

Global climate change? See what one of the most respected scientists on the planet thinks.

I trust Neil Frank.  Check out his editorial in the Houston Chronicle, it's refeshing: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6795858.html

Grand Opening of Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies

COLLEGE STATION – Gov. Rick Perry today emphasized the importance of strengthening Texas’ economy by promoting research and education in emerging technology sectors. The governor spoke at the grand opening of the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS), which will train veterinarians, physicians, scientists, technicians and engineers to meet the growing needs of the biomedical industry, while accelerating the research, development and commercialization of breakthrough technologies.

http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/13997/

Earthquake Detection System Uses Twitter to Collect Accounts of Seismic Activity

Great example of using technology to provide information about emerging events. The Twitter Earthquake Detector (TED) system provides the locations of people who felt the earthquake within a minute of the earthquake's detection by the USGS and provides short, firsthand accounts of its effects. 

 Check out the article at: http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Earthquake-Detection-System-Uses-Twitter.html?elq=a76b62f696bc4032ad419ab620d90816

NCEMPR - Texas A&M University System paving the way to better protect and respond to those affected by disaster.

A unique national asset that combines the best practices of heath sciences and emergency management.

http://ncempr.org/