Idaho National Laboratory: New Tool Helps Emergency Managers Understand Hidden Impacts of Disasters
April 15, 2020
April 15, 2020
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release:
In the weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, the world heard volumes about the storm's impact in terms of lives lost, homes demolished and infrastructure destroyed.
But Maria had one lesser-known consequence that proved just as critical.
Maria damaged the manufacturing plants of a major IV bag maker, plunging . . .
In the weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, the world heard volumes about the storm's impact in terms of lives lost, homes demolished and infrastructure destroyed.
But Maria had one lesser-known consequence that proved just as critical.
Maria damaged the manufacturing plants of a major IV bag maker, plunging . . .