Snow in Sugar Mountain | Mark Thompson

Tanawha Trail in the Snow | Mark Thompson | Mountain to Sea Trail

First snow storm in Southeast US brought new outdoors learning opportunities. Flight delays, cancellations, emergency preparedness, weather preparedness, and snow sports and activities.

Be Prepared For Emergencies | Scouts Volunteers Helping their Communities | #GlobalScouts | International Volunteers Day

#ScoutVolunteers train #Scouts to #BePreparedForEmergencies #OutdoorsLearning for real emergencies. ==> #Repost @worldscouting ・・・ When natural disaster struck be it in Mexico, Sri Lanka, Haiti, Ecuador, or the Philippines and humanitarian response was needed, #Scouts were among the #VolunteersActFirst to help the community. Scouts from BSA Troop 182 in Jacksonville, Florida collected donations for Hurricane Maria's …

Fires, rain, and a Scout neckerchief | Pablo Cigoy | Camino de Santiago

Once a Scout always a Scout. Pablo Cigoy And his #ScoutsArgentina neckerchief travel together. [ESP] Hay más de 200 focos de incendio En Galicia, pasé a 50m de uno ... Estoy rogando de que llueva! 🙏🏻  Fires in Galicia. Praying for rain. The rain finally came tohelp extinguishing    the fires.  [ESP] Buenas tardes!! Cada …

California Statewide Fire Map | Cal Fire

This map provides general locations of major fires burning in California. The fire locations are approximates. Some of the fires on the map are not in the jurisdiction of CAL FIRE and are under the command of another local or federal fire agency. While Californians are learning more and more about the good as well …

Four Weeks Later (Irma & the Keys) | Rusty Gardner | Florida By Water

Many of you have asked about the Keys and how they are doing after Hurricane Irma. It has now been a little over four weeks since the storm made landfall at Cudjoe Key. On October 2nd, the Florida Keys and Key West officially reopened their doors to tourists. This past weekend, we took a look …

Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica colaboran en emergencia nacional | Patio Scout – ¡Vive El Movimiento! [ESP] #DisasterRecovery

The Association of Guides and Scouts of Costa Rica, after the declaration of national emergency and the ravages caused by Tropical Storm Nate in the country, activated this Saturday, October 7, "OPERATION ALWAYS READY". More than 200 groups guides and scouts joined the voluntary work in each of their communities with the collection, classification and …

Science On a Sphere® SOS. Dataset of all the earthquakes from 2001 through 2015 | US NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

https://www.facebook.com/scienceonasphere/videos/10157877630135083/ #OutdoorsData. Be Prepared for #Earthquakes. #EmergencyPreparedness #Survival ==> Check out this new SOS dataset of all the earthquakes from 2001 through 2015 from the US NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center! " This animation shows every recorded earthquake in sequence as they occurred from January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2015, at a rate of 30 days per second. …

Seven graphics that sum up Puerto Rico disaster | BBC News

Many people have been asking about what is happening in the island. This British report summarizes the current situation with pragmatic figures. #PuertoRicoStrong via Seven graphics that sum up Puerto Rico disaster - BBC News

Mobile Devices and Social Media: Instant News and Knowledge | Dr. Jose G. Lepervanche | #CitizenReporters

#CitizensReporters have been using #MobileDevices and #SocialMedia to share instant news, videos, texts, and pictures during times of crisis. We have seen political demonstrations, elections, events, disasters, and many more cases. We have in our hands a powerful computer, communicator, and camera to share and connect with family and friends. We also use these technologies …