Current Events: Episode 10!

03/27/22 • 4 min

This week we discuss the tornadic outbreak that swept through portions of the Southern United States, killing five people in the process. Finally, we discuss 911 dispatch centers expanding partnerships to include mental health services to those who may be experiencing crises. With this being the final Current Events for the season, stay tuned, share the podcast, and please follow me on the socials! New Episodes will begin releasing on April 3, 2022. Thanks for listening!

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Intro/Outro Music:

Pixabay - ZenMan - https://pixabay.com/users/zen_man-4257870/

Episode Sources:

https://www.govtech.com/em/safety/mesa-seeks-to-expand-911-mental-health-dispatching

https://weather.com/slideshows/news/2022-03-22-tornado-damage-photos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_March_21%E2%80%9323,_2022

https://www.mesaaz.gov/Home/Components/News/News/7621/

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/health/marcus-alert-mental-health-emergencies/291-4ed53d48-dbea-4935-8d1e-078136f11beb

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Instagram @destination.disaster

Twitter @destdisaster

Intro/Outro Music:

Pixabay - ZenMan - https://pixabay.com/users/zen_man-4257870/

Episode Sources:

https://www.govtech.com/em/safety/mesa-seeks-to-expand-911-mental-health-dispatching

https://weather.com/slideshows/news/2022-03-22-tornado-damage-photos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_March_21%E2%80%9323,_2022

https://www.mesaaz.gov/Home/Components/News/News/7621/

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/health/marcus-alert-mental-health-emergencies/291-4ed53d48-dbea-4935-8d1e-078136f11beb

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Previous Episode

Season 2 Finale: The 2013 Moore Tornado!

On the season finale of Season 2, we discuss the Moore tornado that hit the city of Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013. In the near decade following the impact, has the city prepared for the next inevitable tornado?

Ukraine Donation Links:

https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/europe-central-asia/ukraine

https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/

https://internews.org/

https://kyivindependent.com/

Episode Sources:

https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disaster/oklahoma-tornadoes/

https://journalrecord.com/2014/02/20/deathtrap-moore-tornado-debris-reveals-construction-flaws-code-violations-real-estate/

https://www.news9.com/story/5e347b4a527dcf49dad73b17/moore-schools-nearly-sheltered-following-2013-tornado

https://www.kgou.org/weather-and-climate/2018-05-25/five-years-after-tornado-moores-stronger-building-codes-havent-hurt-market

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Fujita_scale#:~:text=The%20Enhanced%20Fujita%20scale%20(abbreviated,in%201971%20by%20Ted%20Fujita.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Moore_tornado

Music Credit:

Intro/Outro Music by NaturesEye: https://pixabay.com/users/natureseye-18615106/

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Next Episode

Episode 21 - The South Fork Dam Failure!

Welcome back! This week we are discussing the South Fork Dam Failure and subsequent flooding of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. At the time of this disaster, it was the deadliest with over 2,000 lives lost. Damage in some areas was total with the only thing left being bedrock. This disaster spurred change and led to the creation of the American Red Cross, now one of the largest multi-national volunteer disaster response agencies in the world.

Episode Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnstown_Flood

https://www.google.com/search?q=johnstown+flod&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS925US925&oq=johnstown+flod&aqs=chrome..69i57j35i39l2j46i433i512j46i199i433i465i512j46i175i199i512j69i60l2.4949j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm

Music:

Intro/Outro/Background:

Judgement Day Outside My Door - Lost Ghosts - https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/275?sort=approved_at

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