WEEKLY EDITION AUGUST 15, 2018
Keeping it Fresh at Nuts and Bolts 2018
What's new at our annual conference
By Karleen Kos, PSAI Executive Director
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Summer Weather Brings Pleasure – and Potentially Pain
A good time to think about hazard preparedness
By GR Anderson Jr., PSAI Communications Director
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June 1 marked the official beginning of hurricane season – that six-
month period that afflicts swaths of the Caribbean, Central
America, and parts of North America with the anxiety of wondering
if and when a storm will hit, and what the fallout will be. The Atlantic
season peaks beginning right now, from mid-August through
October. The 10 costliest hurricanes in US history have all come
during that time frame.
This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) says the hurricane season is shaping up to be "below-
normal" and experts are now predicting fewer hurricanes than they
were in late May,
according to CNN. The forecast is well short of
what happened in 2017, when 17 named storms were formed, and
three hurricanes hit US soil – going down as one of the worst and costliest seasons in recent memory.
Last week I was on vacation. I took my teenaged nephew and niece
on a sightseeing tour of Washington, DC – a place I've visited more
times than I can count. The kids had never been there before, and
so they were naturally excited by almost everything. I have "been
there, done that" enough to know that Abe Lincoln was sitting
where he always sits and the honor guard at Arlington National
Cemetery still takes 21 steps every time. But I never get tired of that
city. There's almost always something new to do and a different
angle to explore. We had a great time.
Meanwhile, back at the PSAI the staff published our weekly
newsletter and told you all about Nuts and Bolts 2018 – our 42
nd
annual education conference aimed at the needs and interests of
portable sanitation operators and suppliers.
