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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?
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.
The distinction between food insecurity and famine is artificial and unhelpful. Hungry people are suffering however their situation falls below the radar.
US military bases usually get their electricity from the civilian grid, which is vulnerable to attack and to disaster. Solar-powered microgrids could protect national security, and would save money.
Ad hoc boat rescues have become critical parts of disaster response efforts, a trend first responders have officially embraced.
The widespread discussion as to whether the Hurricane Harvey disaster was caused by climate change or not is a dangerous distraction from the real issues.
Disasters may have 'natural' triggers but why are ethic minorities forced to live under harsh conditions that make them particularly vulnerable to catastrophes?
Why don't people evacuate their homes when warned of impending storm danger? To save lives, resiliency plans must understand how locals in climate-vulnerable places assess risk.
As Senegal mourns the victims of the Demba Diop football stadium crush and searches for answers, it is to be hoped that lessons are learned, and consequences are swift.
Marginal people become resourceless, invisible to public policies, and disempowered in public life. This increases their vulnerability to disaster.
Readers and viewers the world over are becoming numb to catastrophe and suffering. They must not look away.
As climate change increases the frequency and severity of disasters in the near future, leveraging social media data, crowd-sourcing and other means of discovering the unknown will become crucial.
Research based on palaeological flood records suggests floods as big as those that hit Brisbane in 2011 may be more common than we think.
Australia is facing an above-average cyclone season, with at least 11 cyclones likely in the region.
With burgeoning need and an aid system that is failing to cope, what meaning does 'resilience' have?
Hollywood turns its hand to the worst environmental disaster in US history – from which the environment is strangely missing.
It's not uncommon for kids to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress after a disaster. With thousands of children affected by Hurricane Harvey, how can parents help kids bounce back?
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Newcastle
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Manager of Long-range Forecast Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climatologist, National Climate Centre, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University
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Associate Professor of Meteorology, Florida State University
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Reader in Risk, Resilience and Global Health, UCL
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Postdoctoral research associate, The Open University
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BOM, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Reader in American History and Culture, University of Kent
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Lecturer in Transport Modelling, Edinburgh Napier University
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Postdoctoral fellow, University of Auckland
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, Georgia State University
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Reader in Information Systems and Emergency Management, Loughborough University
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Lecturer in Sustainable and Resilient Urbanism, Loughborough University
