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Updated Jan. 4, 2024 2:13 pm ETIn its certification, Airbuswas required to prove that its A350 aircraft can be evacuated in less than 90 seconds. In Tuesday’s collision in Japan, the last crew member escaped the aircraft after 18 minutes—but there were still no casualties.The sizable discrepancy, for the moment, represents a puzzle for the industry: Does the safe and deliberate evacuation represent a triumph of new aircraft designs and improved procedures? Or was it a one-off, a fortunate confluence of events that…

It takes only the sound of raindrops hitting the roof to seize Tulare County resident Tony Ferranti with thoughts of filling sandbags, restocking supplies and keeping a close watch on area bridges.“It’s sort of a flood PTSD,” Ferranti said Sunday, as he and thousands of others prepared for the arrival of the latest in a series of major storms that have hit the Central Valley since January.The new weather system, which began moving into the region on Sunday and stretches across the lower third of the state, is forecast to…

A SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle currently docked to the International Space Station (ISS) could be used to transport extra crew members back to Earth in the event of an emergency, NASA announced. Following a coolant leak in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked to the ISS in December, international space agencies including NASA and Roscosmos worked together to come up with a plan to safely transport crew members home. The plan they settled on was to use a replacement Soyuz craft that will be launched in February.However,…

Andre Christou watched as the storms that have drenched much of California over the last two weeks turned from serene to scary in the remote wooded community of Matilija Canyon in Los Padres National Forest. She listened to a swollen creek push boulders down the canyon and saw its muddy, rushing waters swallow trees like sticks. Part of the single road into Matilija Canyon collapsed, leaving residents unable to evacuate on their own. (Patrick Maynard / Ventura County Office of Emergency Services.) The…

In an aerial view, a resident walks through a flooded neighborhood on January 09, 2023 in Guerneville, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)Another round of stormy weather has rolled into California overnight and into this morning, creating dangerous conditions for counties along the central coast. The seaside community of Montecito is under evacuation orders as floodwaters and debris from fallen trees cover the streets, the Associated Press reported. Just up the coast, floodingin San Luis Obispo swept away a…

Hurricane Ian is barreling toward Florida’s west coast. The Category 3 storm is about 265 miles south of Sarasota, as of writing. It’s projected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane and to move north and northeast, making landfall on Florida’s west coast just south of Tampa on Wednesday evening, according to NOAA’s latest public advisory. “Ian is forecast to approach the west coast of Florida as an extremely dangerous major hurricane,” the agency wrote. Ian has already sown destruction across western Cuba, as the…

Hurricane Ian over the Gulf of Mexico on Sept 27th, 2022.NOAAFEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on Tuesday urged Floridians not to underestimate Hurricane Ian and listen to local officials as the now Category 3 storm approaches the coast."Get ready and do not underestimate the potential this storm can bring," Criswell said at a White House briefing, adding she has concerns about "complacency" among residents, especially those who have not experienced a storm of this magnitude before."We're talking about impacts in parts…

Tropical Storm Ian strengthened into a category 1 hurricane early Monday morning, with sustained winds reaching 80 mph on its approach to western Cuba. It’s projected to gain more force, becoming a major storm (with winds over 111 mph), and make landfall on the island later today before continuing on a path toward Florida’s Gulf coast. As of writing, Hurricane Ian is located about 240 miles southeast of the western tip of Cuba and 100 miles west of Grand Cayman Island. Parts of Florida are already under multiple severe…

Example of (a) network topology with link distance parameters and (b) modified hop-distance network topology. Credit: Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2022.103837 As emergency coordinators across the U.S. prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, they are busy planning evacuation routes. Currently, these plans don't anticipate the needs of people driving electric vehicles,…