Trade center drill simulates terror attack
More than 800 first responders staged a large disaster response drill at the World Trade Center site simulating a New Jersey bound PATH train bombing in a tunnel. Agencies including New York police and fire departments, Port Authority and Emergency Management tested interagency cooperation and response times.
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New York City
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Slum Growth Amplifies Disaster Risk, U.N. Warns
A UN report links rapid urban slum expansion and climate change to higher megadisasters like floods cyclones and earthquakes. It notes 900 million live in slums and growth of about 25 million per year, with Asia vulnerable to events such as Cyclone Nargis and the China quake.
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United Arab Emirates
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Gulf
Bahrain
India
China
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Myanmar
Hubble repair stalls as bolt thwarts spacewalk
Spacewalkers struggled with an inch and a quarter bolt preventing a hand rail removal on the Hubble Space Telescope. The two-astronaut team extended their EVA beyond eight hours but postponed insulation work and could not complete all tasks. NASA officials noted the bolt disruption as unanticipated but praised the revived science capabilities. Astronauts Massimino and Good logged the sixth longest U S spacewalk, a marathon effort amid delay.
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Hubble Space Telescope
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Atlantis
Michael Massimino
NASA
Tony Ceccacci
Jennifer Wiseman
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Michael Good
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Wolves on the prowl as Hart hunts livestock killer in Minnesota
In Onamia Minnesota John Hart and Wildlife Services track and trap gray wolves blamed for calf deaths while the species shifts from federal protection to state management. Despite protection ending the unit will continue hunting marauders to aid coexistence with ranchers and the public.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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