Emergency and disaster management Monday Briefing for December 14, 2015: World leaders agree to Climate Deal in Paris, Pacific Northwest storms continue, Typhoon Nona hits the Philippines, and the San Bernardino shooting investigation continues.

1. World leaders agreed to a [link url=”http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/12/breaking-news-paris-climate-agreement” title=”landmark climate deal“] in Paris this weekend, quickly moving the issue of global warming [link url=”http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/14/world/europe/a-climate-deal-6-fateful-years-in-the-making.html” title=” from a distant warning to an immediate threat“]. The agreement [link url=”http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-climate-deal-from-paris” title=”outlines the different measures that need to be made“] in order to combat the rise in average global temperature.
2. The International Energy Agency estimated that the [link url=”http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-13/climate-deal-requires-16-5-trillion-investment-to-cut-pollution” title=”total bill could reach $16.5 trillion“] for governments to take action specified in the climate deal. All told, [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/13/paris-climate-deal-what-comes-next/77248106/” title=”195 nations“] are now committed to implement the agreed-upon 31-page plan to stop rising global temperatures this century.
3. Storms continued in the Pacific Northwest this weekend, with experts forecasting [link url=”http://www.komonews.com/news/local/New-storm-slams-into-Pacific-Northwest-361676831.html” title=”up to two feet of snow in the mountains“] neighboring Seattle. Recent storms [link url=”http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2015/12/11/wild-northwest-weather-eases-drought-worries” title=”eased worries of drought“] that came from extremely dry weather earlier in 2015, but brought a host of new dangers to the PNW, including flooding and mudslides.
4. Portland has had [link url=”http://www.cbsnews.com/news/storms-continue-to-slam-pacific-northwest/” title=”its wettest December on record“], and overall damage from the cumulative PNW storms in Oregon and Washington is [link url=”http://www.cbsnews.com/news/storms-continue-to-slam-pacific-northwest/” title=”estimated to be at least $20 million“]. [link url=”http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2015/12/portland_weather_forecast_mode.html” title=”More rain“] is forecasted for Portland this week.
5. Typhoon Nona reached the Philippines, [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/thousands-evacuated-typhoon-slams-philippines-35750273″ title=”forcing the evacuation of at least 725,000 people“]. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is on [link url=”http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/12/14/typhoon-nona-ndrrmc-red-alert-evacuation-northern-samar-legazpi-city-albay.html” title=”red alert status“] in preparation of destruction that could result from the typhoon.
6. The FBI ended its [link url=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/san-bernardino-shooting-lake_566e3a88e4b011b83a6baffd” title=”search of a lake“] related to the San Bernardino shooting. Items discovered in the lake search [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/13/us/san-bernardino-shooting/” title=”were not related to attack“], according to a law enforcement source. The current investigation continues to revolve around the [link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/friend-of-san-bernardino-shooter-is-at-centhttp://www.cnn.com/2015/11/02/world/russian-plane-crash-victims/index.htmler-of-fbi-investigation/2015/12/13/13c53a1c-a1b6-11e5-b53d-972e2751f433_story.html” title=”friend and former neighbor“] of suspect Syed Rizwan Farook
7. A video surfaced of Los Angeles police [link url=”http://ktla.com/2015/12/12/1-person-struck-by-gunfire-in-deputy-involved-shooting-in-lynwood-authorities-say/” title=”fatally shooting a man who appeared to be walking away“]. Authorities said that the suspect had a gun and that he also [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-killed-la-deputies-gun-hand-officials-35751100″ title=”refused to drop the gun “].
8. Egyptian authorities said that the crash of a Russian jet on October 31, 2015 [link url=”http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/russian-plane-crash-report-live-sinai-jet-was-not-brought-down-by-isis-terrorists-a6772146.html” title=”was not the result of actions by ISIS terrorists“]. This puts Egypt’s take on the incident on the other side of Russia’s take. The crash, which resulted in [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/02/world/russian-plane-crash-victims/index.html” title=”224 deaths“], was initially termed as [link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russia-confirms-sinai-crash-was-the-work-of-terrorists/2015/11/17/496286f4-8d05-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html” title=”an act of terror“] by the Russian government.
9. A new bill in the South Carolina [link url=”http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article49188605.html” title=”aims to target dam safety“] in the aftermath of [link url=”https://amuedge.com/south-carolina-floods-aftermath-and-recovery/” title=”historic floods that hit the state in October“]. The proposed bill would help to regulate more dams, inspect more dams and increase penalties for violations.
10. Officials are focused on [link url=”http://www.ndtv.com/chennai-news/chennai-floods-focus-on-preventing-spread-of-disease-as-dry-weather-prevails-1252331
    https://twitter.com/ndtv/status/674131391228067840″ title=”preventing the spread Of disease“] as dry weather prevails in the aftermath of the historic Chennai floods. The region is slowly [link url=”http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/floodhit-chennai-limps-back-to-normalcy-schools-colleges-reopen-after-a-month-1176866.html” title=”limping back to normalcy“] after about a month of shutdown due to the storms and resulting floods.