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Unless you’ve lived through it, it’s hard to understand how stressful a catastrophic flood can be - both in the moment and long after the event. That’s especially true for vulnerable populations.
With the onset of spring come thunderstorms, and sometimes tornadoes. Learn how these systems form and why night tornadoes are especially deadly.
There will be more weather-driven disasters like February’s deep freeze in Texas, and energy planners aren’t prepared.
Infrastructure is often seen as the main way to reduce the impacts of climate-related disasters like floods and drought. But cities are complex systems with many factors affecting their resilience.
Disability-inclusive disaster planning means people get support matched to their needs, frees up emergency services and makes emergency managers’ jobs easier. It boosts disaster resilience for everyone.
The country would benefit from a well-funded and regulated research industry to contribute to scientific innovation and preparedness for future disease outbreaks.
The threat of nuclear war has not diminished, despite the lessons learned from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945.
Despite all the effort that goes into predicting disasters, governments have been bad at acting on what they were told.
What is political will or political commitment to disaster risk reduction? Why is it important to measure political commitment? And how to measure it?
Incarcerated Americans have been tasked with washing hospital laundry, manufacturing protective equipment, disinfecting cleaning supplies and digging mass graves.
Cuba’s excellent disaster planning is paying dividends in the current pandemic.
Since the Cold War, Americans have shifted from engaging in active self-rescue to passively waiting for help from a centralized, bureaucratic federal emergency response.
Communication from public health and government officials during a health threat is a critical component of preventing and treating a disease. An expert who worked on the anthrax scare explains.
In the Southeast US, tornadoes strike at night more often than in other regions. This poses special challenges for getting early warnings to the public.
Puerto Rico’s January earthquakes came after many foreshocks and have been followed by numerous aftershocks. Scientists are studying these sequences to improve earthquake forecasting.
Most homes are not as cyclone-ready as they could be. It seems lower insurance premiums aren’t enough of an incentive for owners to upgrade their homes, but a new study points to some solutions.
As climate change intensifies the risk of wildfires in California, insurers are dropping coverage for many homeowners.
As Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida, we share three articles on predicting hurricanes’ paths and evacuating from harm’s way.
An award-winning house design could be an affordable solution for vulnerable coastal communities adapting to climate change.
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Geography, Middle Tennessee State University
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Assistant Professor in International Social and Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Research Associate, Institute of the Americas, UCL
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Academic, Population Health, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Department of Geography, Durham University
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Director of Koi Tū, the Centre for Informed Futures; former Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Institut Teknologi Bandung
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director, Security and Resilience Program, Northeastern University
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
