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Articles on Disaster
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The last two major disasters show that Indonesia needs to embrace a new chapter in its disaster risk governance.
The flight data may only shed light on what happened. Investigators must systematically investigate other evidence to find out why JT-610 crashed.
Indonesia's tsunami early warning system failed to provide adequate warnings to people in Palu.
How do experts know when and where the next big hurricane is going to hit? A look at the complicated science of forecasting.
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.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
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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/Discipline Leader Accident Investigation and Forensics, CQUniversity Australia
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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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Scholar in American Studies/Cultural Studies, 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
