WV and National Disaster News - September 14, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID
WV Daily COVID Update and Stats for September 14, 2022 (WV DHHR) - there are currently 2,442 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been seven deaths reported since yesterday' report, with a total of 7,351 deaths attributed to COVID-19. DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 92-year old female from Mingo County, a 42-year old female from Ritchie County, an 85-year old female from Pocahontas County, a 79-year old male from Monongalia County, a 64-year old female from Harrison County, a 90-year old male from Marion County, and a 97-year old male from Gilmer County.

 
10 COVID deaths include Wood County woman (from TUESDAY's report)  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

WEATHER & FLOOD RECOVERY

Experts discuss issues surrounding flooding  (The Inter-Mountain)

Crews work to remove leftover debris from Huntington floods  (WSAZ-TV)

W.V. Lawmakers Consider Flood Risk, Disaster Strategy (Government Technology)

Geothermal bubbles up as another way to fight climate change (The Virginian-Pilot)

ENERGY

$500 million dollars of renewable energy investment coming to the Mid-Ohio Valley 

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID & MONKEYPOX
Should I get the new COVID-19 booster? Here's what you need to know (PBS News Hour)

Novavax (NVAX) Gets EU Nod for COVID-19 Booster Jab in Adults  (Yahoo Finance)

Why Monkeypox Wasn't Another COVID-19  (Five Thirty Eight)

OPINION: Monkeypox, COVID-19, AIDS: have we progressed so little?  (Nature)
 
WEATHER

California's Mosquito Fire prompts more evacuations as it races toward mountain communities, burning homes and cars in its path (CNN), related news: NBC News and KCRA News 3 (CA) 

California mudslides leave trail of devastation (CBS News)

A Tropical Depression May Form And Head Toward The Lesser Antilles (The Weather Channel), related news: Palm Beach Post (FL) 

Northern California hit by 4.4 magnitude earthquake; no major damage reported (Fox News)

UN sums up climate science: world heading in wrong direction (The Associated Press) 

 
OTHER
Social media platforms to testify at Senate hearing on domestic threats (WDVM-TV)

AmeriCorps Hopes to Breathe Life into Public Health Workforce (Governing)
reports a new program called Public Health AmeriCorps hopes to inspire AmeriCorps members to work in public health. The article says there's potential for a “mass exodus" of public health workers due to retirements, resignations and terminations. Experts say this will leave the U.S. more vulnerable to a public health crisis if the trend is not reversed. The article notes a long-standing partnership with FEMA, known as FEMA Corps, focuses on emergency management and disaster response.​