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A pine beetle control crew is evacuated by helicopter ahead of northern-winter storm front. Once a storm hits, the density of the snow falling from the sky would make flying an impossibility for the pilot and any crews not picked up in time would be left in the wilderness until the weather improved. For workers in this environment, the potential for having to overnight in the wilderness during a storm is something that is always at the back of the mind every morning when they get flown into the area they will be working. On this occasion, the helicopter was unable to pick up two workers due to the rapid approach of the storm. They survived the night by building a shelter and a fire. by: benjamin_louwerse Views[554]

A pine beetle control worker stands as close to the fire as he can in order to stay warm. The pine beetle life-cycle lasts one year; it will lay its eggs in the early summer before dying, the eggs will hatch and the larvae will then burrow further in the bark before going dormant for the winter months. This life-cycle means that all control efforts must take place during the coldest months of winter in order to get the trees while the larvae is still inside. Winters in Northern Alberta can quite frequently drop below -40. by: benjamin_louwerse Views[426]

In order to kill the beetle, which burrows in between the bark and the cambiam of pine tree, all of the bark must be burnt off the trees. Around 25,000 British Columbian families have either lost their primary income, are at risk of doing so, or have been otherwise effected due to the effects of the pine beetle on the forest industry. by: benjamin_louwerse Views[425]

A worker retrieves a choker cable from a pile of trees infested with Mountain Pine Beetle that has been piled, waiting to be burnt, in an effort to control the epidemic sweeping across western Canada. Mountain Pine Beetle has already killed approximately 18.1 million hectares of pine forest in British Columbia. by: benjamin_louwerse Views[551]

Dengue Fever Rise: Travel Alert

WORLDWIDE | Thu, 9 Sep 2010 | By safetyhub | Views [3653]

From Bali to Brazil , Dengue Fever is on the rise. In Bali, health officials have stopped short of calling it an epidemic, but there were 2771 hospitalisations in the first 3 months of 2010, and sadly, 12 of those people died. That’s more infections ... Read more >

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Swine Flu Outbreak

CUBA | Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2022]

While on holiday in Cuba, Cuba canceled all of the flights to and from Mexico due to the outbreak of Swine Flu. I was planning to continue my trip in Mexico and due to this cancellation, I was unable to go to Mexico. How WN Helped They covered ... Read more >

Tags: cancellation, cuba, epidemic, mexico, swine flu

Swine Flu & Travel Insurance - Updated 24 July

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 24 Jul 2009 | By safetyhub | Views [7446] | Video

WorldNomads.com 's Insurance Director, Graham Kingaby, gives an overview of how the current Swine Flu outbreak could affect your travel insurance cover. Regardless of who your current travel insurance provider might be Check with your provider ... Read more >

Tags: cancellation cover, epidemic, health, insurance cover, medical cover, pig flu, sick, swine flu, travel-advice, travel-insurance