The long delays in housing displaced flood victims point to the need to develop a permanent reserve of temporary housing to be available wherever and whenever disaster strikes.
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Natural disasters are driving up insurance costs. The Australian government’s plan to drive them down won’t help much.
Collaboration can have immediate benefits in the most dire circumstances.
When presidents are seeking reelection, federal aid comes more often and more quickly.
Devastating quake came weeks after the assassination of Haiti’s president. A scholar of disaster preparedness explains the concept of ‘cascading crises’ and how other countries can help stabilize Haiti.
Some economists have defended price gouging, saying it helps increase supply and prevent against hoarding. An ethicist suggests this might be missing the point.
Months after Typhoon Washi tore through the Philippines in 2011, relocated residents were moving into newly built housing. They soon began modifying and extending homes that didn’t meet their needs.
What is a state’s balance of payments, and why do some pay so much more? An author of a report at the heart of debates over which states should get coronavirus relief funds breaks it down.
About one in four businesses say they’re two months away from permanent closure, yet many of the neediest businesses are struggling to get some of the aid intended for them.
There is plenty the military could do to help protect public health, such as by helping with supply logistics and providing workers to do important tasks – including health care professionals.
Low-income earners, small-business owners and part-time workers are most likely to lose income following a disaster.
Engineers know how and where to build to minimize earthquake damage. But laws don’t always reflect that wisdom. A new study suggests it’s because of a mismatch between risk perceptions and reality.
Disaster information needs to come from all sections of a community at risk, and we need to leave nobody marginalised.
Women in disaster zones are frequently targeted by sexual predators who take advantage of their vulnerability.
Thousands of lives have been saved thanks to an Indian state’s effective disaster-relief planning.
Donald Trump has threatened to use funds allocated for disaster relief to fund his border wall. It’s time to rethink how we frame disasters to stop politicians from using them for political gain.
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.
Thousands died after Hurricane Maria, but it did not have to be that way. Early evidence should have led the government to a much stronger response.
If you would like to assist from afar, let the professionals procure goods and services.
Warning Syrians of approaching airstrikes via social media is helping save lives.
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