TED Talks
TED: A 3-part plan to take on extreme heat waves | Eleni Myrivili
The deadliest severe weather phenomenon is something you might not realize: extreme heat. Eleni Myrivili, chief heat officer of the city of Athens, Greece, explains that extreme heat and heat waves are often overlooked because they're...
Curated Video
Get Promoted: How to Get a Promotion.
Do you want to get a promotion? Okay, here’s how. Promotions tend to result from the intersection of luck and preparedness. 1. Prepare to Spot Opportunities 2. Bring those opportunities to you 3. Keep Learning 4. Innovation and Problem...
Curated Video
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from Billy Connolly
The great Scottish comedian, Billy Connolly, said 'There’s no such thing as bad weather. Just the wrong clothes.' [Note after recording: I subsequently learned that this is also a Norwegian proverb. Sorry, Norway.] In this short,...
Curated Video
Disaster Preparedness 101
What are the most important essentials you’ll need to comfortably survive a disaster? In this episode of Weathered, Maiya explains the basics of disaster prep and shows you what she keeps in her own go-bag and pantry. She also explains...
Wonderscape
Safety Kids: Fire Safety and You
The video is a lesson on fire safety and prevention. It discusses the importance of having smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in the home, as well as creating and practicing an emergency escape plan. It also covers fire...
Curated Video
FEMA facing shortfall in disaster relief funds
Through August, FEMA has issued 115 disaster declarations for 2024. (Scripps News)
Bloomberg
Nurses Were Not Equipped to Handle Coronavirus, Says Johns Hopkins
Jun.15 -- Tener Veenema, a professor of nursing at Johns Hopkins University, says nurses around the country were not equipped to handle the coronavirus pandemic. She appears on "Bloomberg Markets." The Bloomberg School of Public Health...
Bloomberg
Virus Needs a Coherent, Coordinated Response: EU Health Commissioner
Feb.24 -- EU Health & Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides discusses the EU’s plan to help fight coronavirus.
Curated Video
'I'm Baffled': How U.S. Coronavirus Testing Still Lags Behind
Experts say we should have reliable data before reopening businesses. But the U.S. still isn't testing as broadly as other countries.
Curated Video
WRAP Health ministers meet to discuss ways of tackling swine flu; presser
1. Wide of meeting of ASEAN Health Ministers
2. Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai
3. Wide of Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu seated next to health ministry representatives from Japan and South Korea
4. Close-up of Chen
5. Wide of...
Bloomberg
Julius Baer CEO Says Worst Is Over After Challenging 1H
Julius Baer Group Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Philipp Rickenbacher discusses the company's financial results, strategy and outlook. The Swiss bank's profit slumped in the first half of the year as wild market swings spooked clients and...
Curated Video
US prepares for bird flu in case of an outbreak of the disease
Ames, Iowa - 23 May 2006
1. Pull back view of Ames facility
2. Close-up of sign
3. Close-up researcher punching in code on security lock
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Crocheck, Veterinarian (partly overlayed with pictures of birds...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Breivik attack will impact Norway election
As Norwegians prepare to vote on Monday in national elections, Frank Aarebot Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen believes the fall in popularity of the countrys Labour party is the result of the attack by Anders...
Curated Video
Ethiopian Airlines continues flights to China
Ethiopian Airlines has said it is keeping its flights to and from China open, in spite of the new strain of virus spreading across mainland China and beyond.
Curated Video
UK Health Protection Agency chairman says there'll be more Ebola cases internationally
The chair of the UK Health Protection Agency said on Monday that every country must be prepared for possible cases of the Ebola virus.
According to Dr David Heymann, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the London School of...
Bloomberg
How Late Is President Obama in His Response to Ebola?
Oct. 17 -- Columbia University Professor of International and Public Affairs Jeffrey Sachs discuses the United States response to Ebola. He speaks on ""Street Smart."" (Source: Bloomberg)
Curated Video
WRAP International conference on efforts to prevent bird flu
1. Wide interior of Avian Influenza Pledge Conference opening meeting
2. Various of Dr. David Nabarro, Senior Coordinator, United Nations System for Avian and Human Influenza at podium
3. Cutaway of audience
4. Set up of Markos...
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WRAP EU financial pledge, Tamiflu offer, Turkish appeal
1. Wide interior of Avian Influenza Pledge Conference opening meeting
2. Various of Dr. David Nabarro, Senior Coordinator, United Nations System for Avian and Human Influenza at podium
3. Cutaway of audience
4. Set up of Markos...
Curated Video
UN on humanitarian preparations amidst looming Idblib offensive
A top U.N. humanitarian aid official for Syria said the United States, Russia and other powers have expressed a "common agreement" on the need to find a peaceful way forward for the rebel-held province of Idlib.
Bloomberg
How Would a 'Hard Brexit' Affect The U.K. Economy?
Jan.07 -- Michala Marcussen, group chief economist at Societe Generale, talks about the Brexit negotiations and the implications for the British economy. She speaks with Manus Cranny and Yousef Gamal El-Din on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Kenyas first ever inter agency disaster response simulation
CLEAN : Kenyas first ever inter agency disaster response simulation
Curated Video
‘Above-Normal’ Atlantic Hurricane Season Expected
U.S. government forecasters expect warm ocean waters will fuel an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast calls for 11 to 17 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes. Two to...
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Former US Diplomat Skeptical About NKorea Talks
The former chief negotiator in denuclearization talks with North Korea says he’s skeptical that a summit will happen soon.
He warns a summit without an agreement worked out a lower levels leaves both sides with no place to...
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WHO wants US$675 million to combat virus
The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday asked for US $675 million to help countries address the expected spread of the new virus that emerged in China.