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American Red Cross Offers Aid to Central America after Tropical Storm Agatha
A deluge of rain from tropical storm Agatha has flooded communities and caused hundreds of landslides in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. In response, Red Cross volunteers and experts are …
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling …
Safety Tips We Have Learned From LOST
[Originally posted by Scott Waggoner on Oregon’s Cross Blog.] LOST ended it’s epic run last night, and it has left us with many messages. Some are more obvious than others. …
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling …
Are Earthquakes Becoming More Frequent?
No. Consensus from the many experts cited below is that we’re not seeing more frequent earthquakes right now. We’re all just paying more attention. This year has been remarkable in …
What We’re Reading
Have you found any links on your internet travels that might affect the Red Cross? Share them in the comments.* In California, Louder Calls to Prepare for Quakes “Seismologists say …
An unexpected encounter with Red Cross history
When assigned to my first disaster response to the Spring Floods 2010 in Massachusetts, I had no idea what other adventures were in store for me. True to form, as …
Prepare-aphernalia for Earthquake Preparedness
Since April is Earthquake Preparedness Month, we thought we’d gather up a list of interesting items you could add to your earthquake preparedness kit. Or, as we like to call …
Chat On Chile
Apu Patel, our lead for Chile, will be on Washington Post chat at 1 pm ET today. Come on over and ask him questions. Washington Post Website: Chat Error happened.