• Artist fundraises to build prototype disaster relief shelter

    An artist from Amherst, Virginia is currently fundraising to build a prototype temporary house that can be quickly and cheaply built for displaced families; with the help of www.Kickstarter.com, a New York based website that helps artists find funding, Craig Pleasants is trying to raise roughly $28,000 to fund his project; the shelter is shaped like an octagon to maximize space and is designed to withstand storms and wind

  • California county's federal assistance request rejected

    On Tuesday, federal authorities denied Santa Cruz’s request for federal aid to assist with cleanup efforts from the storms that pelted the region in March; the heavy rain caused $17 million in damage from floods and mudslides across the county; FEMA said the storms that hit California “were not severe, continuous and were not beyond the combined capabilities of the state and affected local governments”

  • Also noted

    Yosemite’s river threatened by melting snow — Canada changes disaster relief program — Violin helps Japan disaster relief — Corps forms flood task force — Millions of Pakistanis in flood risk