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Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria - News and Information Resources

Tue, 2018-05-01 18:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A LIST OF INFORMATION RESOURCES RELATED TO HURRICANE MARIA - 2017 . . .

CLICK HERE - FEMA - Hurricane Maria

CLICK HERE - statusPR

CLICK HERE - Washington Post - Metrics Tool for statusPR (click on the link and scroll down - updates hourly)

CLICK HERE - Objectives - Status of Water, Electricity, and Other Services in Puerto Rico (Spanish and English)

CLICK HERE - Map - Puerto Rico - Directory of Emergency Operations Centers

CLICK HERE - Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration - Hurricane Maria - Disaster Felief

CLICK HERE - FEMA - President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico

CLICK HERE - FEMA - Puerto Rico

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Beartooth - An off the grid network for your smartphone

Mon, 2018-01-08 11:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Beartooth is a handheld device that works with your smartphone to keep you connected when there is no cell service.

Beartooth works as a long range link between you and other Beartooth users. Your phone connects to your Beartooth using Bluetooth, and your Beartooth connects to other Beartooth devices up to 10 miles away over the 900 MHz ISM band.

Download app and pair your Beartooth to your iPhone or Android device. Once connected you can reach other Beartooth users within 10 miles.

https://www.beartooth.com

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In Puerto Rico, No Power Means No Telecommunications

Tue, 2017-10-10 16:06 — Maeryn Obley

A car passes among dark homes as people wait for electricity to be restored after Hurricane Maria passed through in Utuado, Puerto Rico.JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGES

Image: A car passes among dark homes as people wait for electricity to be restored after Hurricane Maria passed through in Utuado, Puerto Rico.JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGES

wired.com - Adam Rogers - October 10th 2017

Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Maria tore through the Caribbean, Puerto Rico is still mostly an island deleted from the present and pushed back a century or so—with little clean water, little electric power, and almost no telecommunications. For telecom, the biggest problem is the lack of power, because most of the island’s transmission lines were knocked out. “We have to reconstruct the power grid as if we were dropping into the middle of the desert and starting from scratch,” says Luis Romero, vice president of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Alliance.

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Resources - Energy - Communication - Water - Sanitation

Fri, 2015-05-01 20:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux
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Here we present a list of ideas and resources that might be beneficial for use in disaster response, or for use in areas with inadequate infrastructure . . .

 

Energy

A Box Full of Light Saves Lives
http://www.haitiresiliencesystem.org/node/234

Voltaic Systems - Solar Chargers
http://resiliencesystem.org/voltaic-systems-solar-chargers

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