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Sector Report for Wednesday, 12 October 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Creating incentives to purchase disaster insurance

* Engineering lessons of Fukushima

* Doyenz, Lifeboat Distribution in distribution agreement

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 28 September 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* U.S. intervention hinders disaster recovery, says reinsurance giant

* Disaster scams on the rise

* Connecticut town considers charging centers for power outages

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 14 September 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Natural disasters stretch NGO relief teams to the limit

* Severe drought in Georgia, 150 counties declared disaster areas

* Republicans agree to move quickly on emergency FEMA funds

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 31 August 31 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* 2011 disasters cause $55 billion in damages in U.S.

* Insurance to cover little of Irene's damage

* More than $70 million Irene damages in N.C., hits farmers hard

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 17 August 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Still too early to determine Joplin tornado recovery costs

* Arkansas farmers and ranchers crippled by natural disasters

* Developing countries at highest risk from natural disasters

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 3 August 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Illinois cracks down on "storm chasers"

* Disasters take toll on PartnerRe’s profits

* USDA declares twenty disaster zones in California

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 20 July 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Japan halts shipments of radioactive beef

* Improving disaster response amidst budget crunch

* Virginia powerplant holds nuke disaster simulation

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 6 July 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Key to coping with disasters: neighbors

* Disasters hit businesses hard, keeping many permanently closed

* Missouri struggles to pay for natural disasters

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 22 June 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Artist fundraises to build prototype disaster relief shelter

* California county's federal assistance request rejected

* Also noted
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 8 June 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Middlesex County, N.J. gets $1 million for mobile tent system

* Connecticut addresses children's needs in disasters

* Disasters a boon to junk removal business

* Disaster news round-up
Plus 1 additional story.
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 11 May 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Emergency alert system now reaches cell phones

* Missouri Governor pledges $25 million for flood relief

* Australian floods and cyclone cost economy $6.6 billion
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 27 April 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Missouri pounded by rains and tornadoes, thousands evacuate

* Japanese app helps spread earthquake warning

* Japan quake reconstruction could take ten years
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 13 April 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* Streamlined approach to U.S. preparedness

* Report finds Coast Guard unprepared for BP oil spill

* Waste management critical to natural disaster recovery

* Japan sets up reconstruction planning structure
Plus 1 additional story.
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 30 March 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
This report contains the following stories.
* 2010 record year for economic costs from disasters

* Lloyds of London's 2010 profit dropped 43 percent as a result of diasasters

* Japan's disaster draws attention to little-known U.S. nuclear insurance plan

* Japan widens evacuation radius
Plus 1 additional story.
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Innovative decontamination cloth reaches market
A new decontamination cloth, developed for use by soldiers and first responders, is now available in several forms — as preshaped mitts for personal wipedowns if someone is exposed to toxins or chemicals, individual wipe cloths and pads, and in rolls perforated to produces 12-inch by 12-inch sheets, like paper towels in a kitchen
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