NOAA Climate Services
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced this week that it would reorganize its existing resources related to climate into a new Climate Services division. Along with that change, it unveiled its Climate Services Web portal, which provides resources for education, climate data, and access to NOAA’s ClimateWatch Magazine.
SeisMac
Earthquake widgets and websites are great for keeping up with quakes, but why stop there. SeisMac let’s you use your Mac’s sudden motion sensor to collect and graph seismic waves. Created with the support of the National Science Foundation and Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, SeisMac is available for free download.
Ready or Not?
Public health and emergency preparedness in the United States are suffering from chronic underfunding, according to Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism. The seventh annual report by Trust for America’s Health found that, while investments in pandemic preparedness paid off in increasing H1N1 awareness, many states didn’t have the resources to deal with an actual outbreak. The full report, which ranks emergency preparedness capacity by state, is available online.
R4Resilience Blog
In between political meanderings, R4Resilience consultant Mark Chubb offers some thoughtful views of applied resilience. With an emphasis on multiple perspectives and the bigger picture, recent posts on Haitian recovery efforts are especially interesting.