Mark R. Sheridan

Accidents, Catastrophes, Crises, Disasters, Emergencies, Events & Incidents: Lessons Learned, Unlearned, Relearned, or Never Learned. 🚨☯️🚨

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

🔥Wildfires are not stand-alone events: they are risk multipliers ⚠️

In 2025, wildfires caused the highest insured losses. Yet the largest impacts extended well beyond burned homes and insurance claims.

Expose wildfires' invisible costs ➡️https://t.co/HHNSRxKds4

[Mark R. Sheridan @DisasterLessons]

See MAY 28 2026 @washingtonpost Story: As Data Centers Boom, Virginians Breathe the Exhaust of 10,000 Diesel Generators / #pollution https://t.co/jbkjd2Xmze

[NTSB Newsroom @NTSB_Newsroom]

NTSB issues its final report for the Jan. 29, 2025 midair collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 and a Sikorsky UH‑60 Black Hawk over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Report: https://t.co/BKTZp1gTWs
Investigation page: https://t.co/C01PwrsUyd

[Mark R. Sheridan @DisasterLessons]

See 15 APR 2026 @guardian Story: #Critical Atlantic #Current Significantly More Likely to #Collapse Than Thought. https://t.co/SRRfp4cOAa

[The Christian Science Monitor @csmonitor]

British historian Samuel Miller McDonald argues that ever-increasing expansion has led to looming ecological disaster. By challenging our concept of progress, he explains, we can see a path toward undoing the environmental damage. #books #ecology #review https://t.co/v95FkIbDt9

[Mark R. Sheridan @DisasterLessons]

See 2 APR 2026 @washingtonpost Story: Plan to Reinforce #Sewer Pipe was Delayed for Years Before Potomac #Disaster. https://t.co/CQ1hZxb8cs

[Washington Times Opinion @WashTimesOpEd]

WATCH: 240 million gallons and counting -- the Potomac sewage spill is worse than they're admitting https://t.co/MFhNlmNNq1

[Mark R. Sheridan @DisasterLessons]

See MAR 9 2026 @NOTUSreports Story: The National #Security #Crisis No One in D.C. Is Talking About https://t.co/YXj4rMRh72

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

⏳The countdown to 2026 continues, with our top posts from 2025! 🚙 Here's February's top performer👇

⛓️‍💥 Let's break the chain. Stop saying NATURAL disasters - and others will follow. 💡

There is no such thing as a natural disaster! ❌

#NoNaturalDisasters

[Mark R. Sheridan @DisasterLessons]

See MAR 10 2026 @nytimes Story: #Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands #Wastelands. https://t.co/kjDGmt0LHl

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

🌊 9 out of 10 disasters are water-related, and water-related disaster deaths have doubled in the past decade. These aren't "natural disasters" - they can be avoided through human decisions.

➡️ https://t.co/FhhDkUwI2e #WaterAction #SDG6

[Mark R. Sheridan @DisasterLessons]

See MAR 9 2026 @nytimes Story: Scientists Get A Glimpse of How New #Pandemics Are Made. https://t.co/ueN6v5flBG

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

Harmful information compounds disaster impacts, threatening lives, safety, dignity & trust, says @IFRC World Disasters Report 2026.

⚠️ Disaster preparedness requires building trust, so reliable information gets through when it truly matters. ➡️ https://t.co/0PC4dXI5GI

[Mark R. Sheridan @DisasterLessons]

See FEB 2 2026 @AP Story: A #Crisis Emerges Across the U.S. As ‘Forever Chemicals’ Quietly #Contaminate Drinking Water Wells. https://t.co/bFTEQ2QHjp

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

A new book examines 5,000 years of civilizational collapse—and proposes a few ways to help prevent the next one, writes Linda Kinstler: https://t.co/SnYiFVjKSB

[Mark R. Sheridan @DisasterLessons]

See NOV 10 2025 @TheAtlantic Story: The Dead Zones https://t.co/tQE5DY5vh8

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

The sheer amount of misinformation about USAID on this app is downright alarming. So let’s set the record straight:

USAID (United States Agency for International Development) was created in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy via executive order, after the Foreign Assistance Act passed Congress.

Why It Exists:

1️⃣ Cold War Strategy – To counter Soviet influence by promoting stability and economic growth in developing nations.
2️⃣ Humanitarian Aid – Fighting poverty, responding to disasters, and supporting economic development.
3️⃣ Diplomatic & Strategic Interests – Strengthening alliances and fostering goodwill toward the U.S.
4️⃣ Coordinating U.S. Foreign Aid – Before USAID, aid efforts were scattered across multiple agencies.
5️⃣ Economic Development as Foreign Policy – Kennedy saw global stability as vital to U.S. interests.

Since its founding, USAID has been critical in global health, disaster relief, and democracy promotion. Don’t let bad-faith actors rewrite history.

[Mark R. Sheridan @DisasterLessons]

See OCT 29 2025 @NPR Story: How Will the Dismantling of #USAID Affect U.S. #Relief Efforts in Jamaica? https://t.co/dw2VDLPjp7

[The Brookings Institution @BrookingsInst]

20 years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. This in-depth series from @BrookingsMetro and @noladatacenter offers lessons for mitigating future disaster risks for the most vulnerable communities. https://t.co/fmKdLj3ahk

[Mark R. Sheridan @DisasterLessons]

See SEP 22 2025 @CNN story: A Database Tracking the Most Expensive Weather Disasters was ‘Retired’. Now it’s back. https://t.co/Bv1JDUCIm7