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Mon, 2016-08-29 21:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux
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Lead in Morristown hospital's water was up to 22 times over federal limit

Sun, 2016-03-06 21:48 — Maeryn Obley

Morristown Medical Center has been issued two violation in connection with the lead contamination of its tap water over the past month, officials said. (File Photo)Image: Morristown Medical Center has been issued two violation in connection with the lead contamination of its tap water over the past month, officials said. (File Photo)

nj.com - March 3rd 2016 - Justin Zaremba

Morristown Medical Center has been issued two violations in connection with the lead contamination of the tap water at its 100 Madison Avenue location.

In one instance, a water sample showed the presence of lead nearly 22 times above the federal action limit, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Two laboratories conducted testing on water samples taken from the hospital on Feb. 26 — the state Department of Health's laboratory and a private, certified facility, Garden State Laboratory, according to DEP spokesman Bob Considine.

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Winter Storm Jonas

Tue, 2016-01-26 19:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

AN EXPANDING LIST OF INFORMATION ON WINTER STORM JONAS:

CLICK HERE - The Washington Post - Mid-Atlantic coastline flooded by blizzard’s storm surge. ‘This is worse than Sandy.’

CLICK HERE - National Weather Service - Active Alerts

CLICK HERE - NOAA - Forecasts and Warnings - Storm Surge and Coastal Inundation

CLICK HERE - National Weather Service - TIDES, TIDE GUIDANCE, and TIDAL IMPACT TABLES

CLICK HERE - nj.com - When to expect high tide flooding along the Jersey Shore this weekend

CLICK HERE - nbcnewyork.com - Road Travel Banned, Mass Transit Curtailed as Snowstorm Blasts Region

CLICK HERE - CNN - Blizzard strikes East Coast; motorists stranded for hours in 3 states

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Snow Total Forecast - Winter Storm Jonas

Wed, 2016-01-20 23:52 — Kathy Gilbeaux
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NASA: On the U.S. East Coast, Sea Level is Rising Two or Three Times Faster Than Average

Mon, 2015-08-31 22:03 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Glacial Rebound: The Not So Solid Earth

nasa.gov - August 26, 2015

When you fill a sink, the water rises at the same rate to the same height in every corner. That's not the way it works with our rising seas.

According to the 23-year record of satellite data from NASA and its partners, the sea level is rising a few millimeters a year -- a fraction of an inch. If you live on the U.S. East Coast, though, your sea level is rising two or three times faster than average. If you live in Scandinavia, it's falling. Residents of China's Yellow River delta are swamped by sea level rise of more than nine inches (25 centimeters) a year.

These regional differences in sea level change will become even more apparent in the future, as ice sheets melt. For instance, when the Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is totally gone, the average global sea level will rise four feet. But the East Coast of the United States will see an additional 14 to 15 inches above that average.

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HHS selects nine regional Ebola and other special pathogen treatment centers

Mon, 2015-06-15 17:07 — mike kraft

New network expands US ability to respond to outbreaks of severe, highly infectious diseases

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES            June 12, 2015

WASHINGTON -- To further strengthen the nation’s infectious disease response capability, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected nine health departments and associated partner hospitals to become special regional treatment centers for patients with Ebola or other severe, highly infectious diseases.

HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has awarded approximately $20 million through its Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) to enhance the regional treatment centers’ capabilities to care for patients with Ebola or other highly infectious diseases. ASPR will provide an additional $9 million to these recipients in the subsequent four years to sustain their readiness...

The nine awardees and their partner hospitals are:

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The Grim Legacy Of Hurricane Sandy One Year Later

Mon, 2013-10-28 14:04 — Kathy Gilbeaux

elitedaily.com - by Christian La Du - October 28, 2013

One year ago, the east coast was ravaged by SuperStorm Sandy, a freak occurrence combining a hurricane, Nor’easter, high tide, and a full moon, which wrought particular destruction on the tri-state area.

Although the enduring legacy of Sandy is not measured in tallies of destruction, numbers like 8.6 million homes and businesses without power, gas and water, 650,000 destroyed houses, 200,000 damaged businesses, and 286 deaths afflicted over 13 states. Approximately 50 million people felt the effects of the storm over 800 mile stretch, and an estimated $65 billion in economic damages were incurred.

The real, lasting effect of Hurricane Sandy, however, is in the radical life shifts that people forcibly underwent.

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