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Articles on Hurricanes
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This year is poised to go down as the hottest non-El Niño year ever recorded, with record low polar ice and extreme weather that left many regions battling bushfires and hurricanes.
Two hurricanes in Puerto Rico’s past fundamentally transformed the island’s economy and politics. Maria will be the third, says a historian.
Extreme weather events are inevitably followed by disease outbreaks. So why not team health professionals with climate experts?
A Puerto Rican librarian with a personal relationship to hurricanes describes the brutal reality of life on this Caribbean island more than a month after Maria and Irma left their mark.
Long after the hurricane’s over and the power comes back, residents can still experience lasting mental health issues.
Very few Atlantic hurricanes travel northwards like this.
The military can make a big difference right away but humanitarian deployments should generally be rare and brief.
Natural disasters expose people to toxic gases, bacterial illness and other serious dangers. How can people maximize their safety as they return home?
Insurance-linked securities aim to shield insurers and governments from huge costs following disasters. But they bear eerie similarities to the securities that caused the 2008 financial meltdown.
European tornadoes may not come along as often as their US counterparts but they are a real threat and need to be taken seriously.
Natural disasters are not only bad in the short term. Many families will see their health, well-being and ability to escape poverty affected for decades, and some will be affected for life.
The interests of future holiday-makers are far from important in times of crisis, but tourism is economically key to these countries.
New research by scholars, conservationists and the insurance industry shows that coastal wetlands provide hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of protection from flooding, boosting the case for protecting them.
It’s not just the land and people that have been badly affected by hurricanes.
The Caribbean is facing its second deadly hurricane in as many weeks. This isn’t just bad luck: the region’s extreme vulnerability to disaster also reflects entrenched social inequalities.
The insurance industry should help its customers prepare for future catastrophes instead of burying it’s head in the sand.
For the first time in years, Americans are acutely aware of the perils of extreme weather, but don’t expect views on climate risks to shift overnight.
Data reveal how hurricanes affect migration, and what it means for US immigration policy.
Pictures of ocean bays emptied of water as Hurricane Irma moved through the Caribbean and Florida show that storm surges can move away from the coast, as well as onto it.
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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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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Furman Public Policy Scholar, New York University
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Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Beaty Water Research Centre, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Demography, Penn State
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
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Research Fellow, American University School of Public Affairs
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Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience & Research Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral research associate, The University of Edinburgh
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PhD Candidate in Political Science and International Relations, Queen's University, Ontario
