Posts Tagged ‘RI EMA’
Homeless in RI: “We’re Terrified…” says Coalition. Lacks Water, Supplies for Heat Wave. RIEMA Cooling Center list.
Saying, “At this time we are going off the list on the RIEMA website”, the RI Coalition to End Homelessness forwarded to RINewsToday contact info for the RI Emergency Management Agency which has a Cooling Center list for Rhode Island cities and towns. This comes as the state will enter a multi-day, unprecedented June emergency…
Read MorePreparedness: Senate Aging Committee preps for impending 2025 Hurricane season – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Just days ago, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, predicted above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin for this year. NOAA’s outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, estimates…
Read MoreNew resources to protect Seniors before, during and after Natural Disasters – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last year, alone, the Washington, DC-based AARP noted that the nation experienced more than 1,300 tornadoes, 21 named storms (with winds of 39 mph or greater), nearly 59,000 wildfires that burned more than 7.13 million acres, along with numerous ice storms and other weather events that caused major damage…
Read MoreUPDATED: “Wicked Big” Snowstorm (aka, Bomb Cyclone – Snowpocalypse, Bombogenesis) is here.
by Nancy Thomas This is a developing story…and will be updated throughout the storm. Bomb Cyclone – Snowmageddon -Snowpocalypse – Bombogenesis. What’s the definition? Think of it as a snowstorm with hurricane power. That about says it and at this point ALL forecasters are in agreement. If you drive (and just don’t until at least…
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