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An engineering professor explains why rural areas are especially vulnerable to hurricanes, and what they can do to ensure that no one is left without help.
Forest management is not a cure-all for wildfires, although it can help reduce the chances of massive burns. Making this happen will require broad collaborative efforts and more money.
The last two major disasters show that Indonesia needs to embrace a new chapter in its disaster risk governance.
Hurricanes frequently move inland in the southeast US, causing widespread river flooding, but emergency plans focus on protecting people in coastal communities.
Following an earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi on Friday, search and rescue workers in Central Sulawesi struggle to save victims trapped under rubble due to lack of heavy equipment.
Widespread flooding in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence shows the need for better advance planning in inland areas of the south and mid-Atlantic, especially near rivers.
Hurricanes in the southern US have caused widespread damage inland in recent decades, mainly through river flooding. But evacuations and stormproofing focus almost entirely on keeping people safe on the coasts.
Many people board up their houses and stay in place during disasters – but often they aren’t prepared to go without water, power or transportation for days or weeks afterward.
Many factors can influence people to evacuate or stay in place when disasters threaten. New research using Facebook posts suggests that people with broad social networks are more apt to move.
One hundred and forty thousand people died when a major hurricane hit Myanmar in 2008. Would the country be better prepared today?
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Geography, Middle Tennessee State University
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Assistant Professor in International Social and Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Michael Howes is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Research Associate, Institute of the Americas, UCL
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Academic, Population Health, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Department of Geography, Durham University
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Director of Koi Tū, the Centre for Informed Futures; former Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Institut Teknologi Bandung
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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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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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
