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An IV Bag for Disasters That Doesn’t Need Gravity Scoops Up 2023 James Dyson Award for International Effort
A team of South Korean student inventors has been awarded the 2023 James Dyson Award for an air pressure-controlled IV bag that will allow...
Remarkable Man Averts Oil Tanker Disaster by Crowdfunding to Remove Crumbling Ship From Red Sea
A derelict oil tanker off the coast of Yemen had more than a million barrels of crude sitting around, on the verge of leaching...
Work Set to Begin on Asteroid Hunting Observatory—NASA’s New Mission to Protect Earth from Disaster
A new space-based surveyor that will help catalog millions of near-Earth objects is now ready for budgeting and building after passing a rigorous technical...
Disaster Survivors in Remote Areas Could be Kept Alive – By Edible Drones
Drones can be crucial during natural disasters by transporting supplies to people in need, but they can only carry about 30 percent of their...
Cozy Dining Cabins Made From Plastic Bottles Withstood the NYC Hurricane And May Be Future of Disaster Relief
A design for plastic bottles that can be linked together has caught on as a revolution in disaster relief. Called Friendship Bottles, they have...
10 Years After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Two Men Are Still Living There Taking Care of Everyone’s Pets
When clouds of radiation began streaming into the air around the Fukushima nuclear plant, 160,000 residents were told to simply cut ties and run.
Yet,...
In Texas Natural Disaster This Furniture Store Owner Heroically Offers His Store as Shelter — Again
Texas has seen more than its fair share of weather-related calamities—but there's one valiant businessman who has consistently stepped up to make sure his...
Japan’s New Bullet Train Designed With Natural Disasters and Earthquakes in Mind
The new Japanese N700S passenger bullet trains were designed with lithium-ion battery-powered motors to help the trains run during natural disasters.
Disaster Breeds Invention: Philippine Residents Use Volcanic Ash to Repair Damaged Buildings
Volcanic ash from the recently erupted Taal volcano on Luzon in the Philippines is being used to create bricks to repair local buildings
They Set Up Emergency Shelter Near Wildfire Disaster Zone and Took in Dozens of Wandering Cats
This rescue group has spent the last two months rescuing cats lost in the Camp Fire evacuation and reuniting them with their distressed families.
Island on the Brink of Disaster Plants Thousands of Trees and is Now a Poster Kid for Adapting to Climate Change
This little island has not only recovered from the brink of disaster – their conservation efforts are now helping them to thrive.
Salon Welcomes Their Rival Business With Open Arms, After Disaster Closed Their Doors
Some businesses might be tempted to take advantage of a rival store’s hardship and scoop up some extra customers, but this friendly neighborhood hair...
Three Decades After Nuclear Disaster, Historic New Solar Farm is Launched in Chernobyl
The new solar farm marks the first time that the site has produced power since the notorious nuclear facility was shut down in 2000.
NASA Engineer Saves Passenger Jet From Disaster When He Spots Malfunction From Window Seat
This commercial flight could have gone much worse if it had not been for an attentive NASA engineer who loves window seats on planes.
Pizza Hut Workers Use Kayaks to Deliver Free Pies During Disaster
We have already heard about dozens of relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey – but this story sets a new bar for...
Fukushima Rice is Safe For the First Time Since Nuclear Disaster
Japanese rice farmers have finally been able to plant their first crop of rice since the nuclear meltdown six years ago.
Three nuclear reactors in Fukushima were...
30 Years After Shuttle Disaster, Engineer’s Guilt Eased by Flood of Letters
It was a heartbreaking story that launched a heart warming response from hundreds of people – helping turn around an elderly man's 30-year battle...
Wal-Mart Pledges $25Mil to Disaster Recovery on Katrina Anniversary
In observance of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Walmart Foundation announced that they will be making a $25 million commitment over a...
College Kids’ Invention Connects Disaster Workers When Cells Are Down
Reachi, a communication now in the hands of the Filipino Red Cross, can help emergency responders stay in touch even when cell signals are...
Out of Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, New Indoor Farms Grow 100x More Food
Although his vision for indoor food cultivation dates back many decades, a Japanese botanist, Shigeharu Shimamura, used the earthquake and tsunami disaster of 2011...