- Several clean containers for water, large enough for a 3-5 day supply of water (about five gallons for each person).
- A 3-5 day supply of non-perishable food.
- A first aid kit and manual.
- A battery-powered radio, flashlights, and extra batteries.
- Sleeping bags or extra blankets.
- Water-purifying supplies, such as chlorine or iodine tablets or unscented, ordinary household chlorine bleach.
- Prescription medicines and special medical needs.
- Baby food and/or prepared formula, diapers, and other baby supplies.
- Disposable cleaning cloths, such as "baby wipes" for the whole family to use in case bathing facilities are not available.
- Personal hygiene supplies, such as soap, toothpaste, sanitary napkins, etc.
- An emergency kit for your car with food, flares, booster cables, maps, tools, a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, sleeping bags, etc.
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Monday, June 06, 2011
CDC Providing Resourses for Hurricane Preparedness
May 22-28, 2011 was National Hurricane Preparedness Week. The Centers for Disease Control is raising awareness about the importance of taking steps to protect your health and safety during hurricane season. Visit their website at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/?source=govdelivery, it will provide you ideas and resources to prepare yourself for hurricane season. For example, the site list the following as emergency supplies you should stock in preparing for a hurricane:
Friday, June 03, 2011
Flooding Devastating Upstate New York, Vermont, & Quebec, Too
Flooded Area of Plattsburgh |
The average water level for Lake Champlain is 95.5 feet and the flood tage for the lake is considered 100 feet. The previous high-water mark for the lake was set in 1993 at 101.89 feet. Preliminary high-watermark estimates for 2011 is 103.2 feet. The lake is being filled with snow-melt and incessant rain from the Adirondacks in New York State and the Green Mountains of Vermont. In addition, the Richelieu River in Canada, which Lake Champlain flows into, was at record levels, too, prompting severe flooding there. It's estimated that it could take until July to drop below flood stage levels.
In Vermont floodwaters threaten to cut-off about 7,500 people who live in the Grand Island Counties while in New York over 100 people were driven out of their homes and 48 people were being sheltered by the American Red Cross in the Crete Memorial Civic Center, after the flooding at Lakeside Apartments, in Plattsburgh.
The flooding in this region could cause some major issues. The slow rate the water is receding will give fungi (mold and mildew) and bacteria a chance to grow and fester. The following video on YouTube, Avoiding IAQ Problems after a Flood will help you handle many of the issues that flooding brings to the table.
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- In Vermont, overflowing Lake Champlain floods (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- In Vermont, overflowing Lake Champlain floods (troyrecord.com)
- In Vt., engorged Lake Champlain slowly tortures (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- Severe Storms Wreak Havoc From Vermont to Georgia (abcnews.go.com)
- Violent Northeast storms bring flooding, outages (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- Military help to double for flooded Quebec region (theglobeandmail.com)
- Vt. flooding raises Champlain pollution concerns (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- Residents brace for more rain along Richelieu River in Quebec (canada.com)
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Venitian Gala Benefits the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center - A Night To Remember
Venetian Gala Table Decoration |
Monday, May 30, 2011
Future Environment Designs Sponsors Stachybotrys Public Outreach Video Link
Future Environment Designs is proud to sponsor this Public Outreach Video on Stachybotrys Charturum. The video was designed to help the public have a better understanding of this fungi and the mycotoxin it may produce. We hope you enjoy it and it assists you better understand stachybotrys charturum.
Stachybotrys Charturum on Sheetrock |
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- Future Environment Designs Sponsors Aspergillus & Aspergillosis Video (futureenv.blogspot.com)
- Black Mold Symptoms & Blood Tests (brighthub.com)
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Daily Show Exposes Asbestos Hypocrisy in Quebec Canada
Open-pit Mine Asbestos Quebec |
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- Quebec Government Decides to Back Loan to Restart Asbestos Mine (futureenv.blogspot.com)
- Does asbestos mean something different in Quebec than it does everywhere else? (scienceblogs.com)
- The City of Asbestos In Canada Talks About the Safety of the Mineral They Mine and Export - Daily Show (Video) (ducknetweb.blogspot.com)
- First Quebec, Now Zimbabwe (futureenv.blogspot.com)
- Quebec town of Asbestos mocked on U.S. comedy show (theprovince.com)
- Daily Show mocks Asbestos, Que. (cbc.ca)
- Asbestos industry strikes back at Jon Stewart (ctv.ca)
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