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The flight data may only shed light on what happened. Investigators must systematically investigate other evidence to find out why JT-610 crashed.
A peaceful society requires us to trust our public institutions, but in order to do so, we must question them. Questions are a healthy and necessary response to a world filled with uncertainty.
Indonesia’s tsunami early warning system failed to provide adequate warnings to people in Palu.
The damage to coal ash sites from Hurricane Florence demonstrates how a community’s vulnerability to natural disasters is closely linked to how stringent environmental regulations are.
The billions of dollars worth of aid dispatched every year to alleviate the suffering and damage after earthquakes and hurricanes would do more good if it didn’t get clumped up.
How do experts know when and where the next big hurricane is going to hit? A look at the complicated science of forecasting.
Warning Syrians of approaching airstrikes via social media is helping save lives.
Bridge engineering does not end when construction finishes and traffic starts to flow.
Large-scale emergencies can be a strain, even in one of the world’s richest countries. Population growth, income inequality and fragile supply chains may make the problem worse.
Can artificial intelligence accurately simulate people’s religious tendencies in the face of disaster and tragedy?
This week marks the 26th anniversary of the Westray mine disaster in Nova Scotia. There have been plenty of disasters since then but we still struggle to hold people to account when systems fail.
Toronto is grappling with a new normal a week after a heinous van attack killed 10 people and left many injured. Here’s how cities recover from disasters, both emotionally and physically.
Developments in technology mean that we can use automation to reduce accidents on oil rigs.
China’s Tiangong-1 space station is hurtling around Earth out of control and about to come crashing down. It’s just one of thousands of pieces of space junk left orbiting our planet.
Not all earthquakes are made equal. A study on the Sept. 2017 quake that killed 300 in Mexico City found that both its location and cause were unusual.
Since 2000, 8.8 million Brazilians have been displaced by disaster, development and crime, new data shows. Now Venezuelan migrants are pouring into the country. Still, Brazil has no real refugee plan.
Drones and unmanned aerial vehicles are already saving lives in search and rescue operations, but they still need improvements if they’re to be widely used in the most dangerous situations.
From California’s fires to the Rohingya, headlines can be overwhelming these days. But that doesn’t mean we should neglect so-called ‘silent crises,’ which can quickly erupt into global disasters.
Stand by for drones, robots and sensors to the rescue.
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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Lecturer, Universitas Gadjah Mada
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Hong Kong
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Professor of Structural Systems, University of Surrey
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PhD Candidate in Political Science and International Relations, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Professor and Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
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FXB Research Fellow, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
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Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Watts College, Arizona State University
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Curtin Research Fellow in Psychology, Curtin University
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Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University
