The PacWave17 exercise Feb. 15-17 envisions earthquakes off the coasts of Chile and Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu for countries to choose from. Alerts will be sent from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii and the Northwest Pacific Tsunami Advisory Centre in Japan.
The Pandemic Prevention Platform program aims to facilitate a system capable of halting the spread of any viral disease outbreak before it can escalate to pandemic status.
"This storm damaged dozens of homes and infrastructure in these communities, requiring significant repair in the near future," said Gov. Bill Walker. "I thank the dedicated staff at the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for helping these communities during a time of crisis."
"The installation of NanoRacks' commercial airlock will help us keep up with demand," said Boeing International Space Station program Manager Mark Mulqueen. "This is a big step in facilitating commercial business on the ISS."
Following training from the IAEA, Tanzanian doctors can now offer more precise radiation treatment
After monitoring the recall of Galaxy Note7, the agency has updated its guidelines.
An explosion at a Packaging Corporation of America plant in DeRidder killed three workers and injured seven on Feb. 8.
The spill was from a tugboat that was leaking oil into the Florida river.
The DOT agency issued a final rule Jan. 19 requiring faster notification by operators after pipeline accidents and on Jan. 13 issued one meant to improve the safety of pipelines transporting hazardous liquids. But the latter was withdrawn 11 days later so the Trump administration can review it.
The second Controlled Substances Board report shows there was an 11.7 percent reduction in opioid prescriptions and a 13.3 percent reduction in drug doses dispensed in the final quarter of 2016 compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
John Caplis held a keynote at the 2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference.
Releases from the Oroville Dam north of Sacramento were halted by the state Department of Water Resources after a large sinkhole formed in the dam's spillway during the release of 55,000 cubic feet per second of water.
Contractor North Country Services and its owner, Mark Welty, failed to conduct the required engineering survey to determine the state of the wall and whether it could collapse during the work, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development's investigators concluded, and Welty failed to make sure it was braced or stabilized "despite clear indications the wall was damaged."
One worker, Oscar Cabrera, 43, died from the fall, and a second man, Luis Perez, was injured, according to multiple reports. Perez was wearing a harness and did not fall to the ground; he clung to a ledge until rescued.
The effort will determine a shared definition of security upgradeability for consumer IoT.