Disaster News Network Podcast
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Disaster News Network (DNN) is a news service that tells the story of disaster response and suggests appropriate ways the public can help survivors. It also facilitates information sharing among disaster responders.
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DNN Radio: Are We on the Brink of An Ice Age?
Author: Jim Skillington
Mon, Jul 13, 2009
Are we so focused on global warming that we're unprepared for the next ice age? Robert Felix, author of "Not By Fire But By Ice," and James Marusek, physicist and engineer, talk about why we should be concerned - and prepared - for the big chill.
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DNN Radio: How Faith Leaders Can Respond to the Flu
Author: Jim Skillington
Sat, May 02, 2009
While disaster response organizations monitor news and plan for a potential flu pandemic, the Rev. Kevin Massey, director of Lutheran Disaster Response, says faith leaders should reach out to local public health officials and share appropriate information about the potential threat of the H1N1 flu.
(NOTE: Some DNN Radio listeners report this recording is hard to hear. For those listeners, the report is also posted here: http://www.disasternews.net/multimedia/files/DNN-Radio-Massey_3418.mp3 )
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DNN Radio: Swine Flu and the CDC
Author: Jim Skillington
Sat, May 02, 2009
Dr. Richard M. Krieg, president of the Horizon Foundation in Columbia, MD, and a former Chicago public health official discusses the potential of the H1N1 (swine) flu and how the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have handled the response.
(NOTE: Some DNN Radio listeners report this recording is hard to hear. For those listeners, the report is also posted here: http://www.disasternews.net/multimedia/files/DNNRadioKrieg_5055.mp3 )
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DNN Radio: Changes at FEMA in the new administration?
Author: Jim Skillington
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
The White House is changing hands. What will happen to FEMA?
DNN Radio hears from two seasoned former FEMA employees: Larry Zensinger, director of homeland security for Dewberry, one of FEMA’s largest contractors, and Andrew Sachs, vice president for crisis and consequence management at James Lee Witt Associates.
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DNN Radio: Flood turns MN town into an island
Author: Jim Skillington
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Oslo is a small farming town on the Minnesota/North Dakota border and the Red River runs along the edge of town. Flooding isn't anything new for Oslo but this year floodwaters from the Red River have completely surrounded the town. While other towns are evacuated when flooding is threatened, the town of Oslo has learned to ban together.
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DNN Radio: FEMA Disaster Housing Strategy
Author: Jim Skillington
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
When FEMA released its National Disaster Housing Strategy in January, the agency faced a blast of criticism as well as some guarded praise. Deb Alich, member services manager for the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, discusses the strategy's strengths and weaknesses.
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The Next Generation of Disaster Response Research
Author: Jim Skillington
Tue, Jul 22, 2008
Disaster Research and Response: The Next Generation
Florence Coppola, executive for national disaster ministries with the United Church of Christ, and Dr. Tom Birkland, the William T. Kretzer professor of public policy at North Carolina State University, discuss the future generation of disaster researchers and responders. Both express their hopes that the academic world and faith-based disaster response community will work more closely in the future.
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The Balancing Act Between Immediate Response and Long-Term Recovery:
Author: Jim Skillington
Fri, Jun 27, 2008
Zach Wolgemuth, associate director of children's disaster ministries, and Scott Sundberg, communications director for Mennonite Disaster Service, discuss how their organizations serve disaster survivors in various stages of their recovery.
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Disaster Preparation: DNN Radio February 2008
Author: Jim Skillington
Fri, Feb 29, 2008
This month's podcast features two national disaster response leaders. Interviews are with Diana Rothe-Smith, executive director of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, and with Bonnie Vollmering, associate director for the domestic emergency response program for Church World Service.
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Faith-based Response to Incidents of Public Violence
Author: Jim Skillington
Fri, Feb 29, 2008
What is the role of faith-based groups and churches after an incident of public violence? From tragic shootings in municipal meetings, on college campuses, to workplace incidents, it seems nobody is immune to public violence. Guests include Laurie Kraus, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, and Bill King, Lutheran campus minister at Virginia Tech.
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