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  • CDC - Blogs: Extreme Weather, Extreme Outbreaks, and Extreme Science-based Preparedness and Response

    Ali S. Khan

    the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the news media has increased discussion and debate about what needs to be done in the future to better prepare our country for emergencies. Whether it?s another superstorm or the next H1N1, disasters are inevitable.

    Last year, 11 disasters surpassed $1 billion in losses each, including Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Isaac. Tornadoes across the Great Plains, Texas, and the Southeast and Ohio Valley and introduced us to the cool term ?derecho.? Some experts link these and other severe weather disasters to climate change. According to NOAA, the average temperature in 2012 for the contiguous United States was 3.2 degrees above normal and a full degree higher than the previous warmest year recorded.

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    CDC - Blogs - Public Health Matters Blog – Extreme Weather, Extreme Outbreaks, and Extreme Science-based Preparedness and Response - Sharing our stories on preparing for and responding to public health events
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