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The recommendations of the senate inquiry into Australia’s disaster resilience mainly focus on volunteers involved in the immediate disaster response. This will not make Australians more resilient.
Despite improvements in disaster response management since the Abbotsford floods of 2021, long-term animal welfare remains woefully underappreciated in B.C.
One way to prevent the destruction wrought by a devastating earthquake – like the one that hit Morocco in September 2023 – is to construct resilient homes and buildings.
The combination of data and maps is useful for a lot more than just helping you get from point A to point B. Think natural disasters, global supply chains and climate change.
Animal shelters and other organizations that support pets and their owners after disasters will still need help months after the media has moved on.
Wildfires on Maui are a crippling blow to the island’s tourism industry, which generates half of its jobs. But New Orleans and Kauai show that comebacks are possible.
FEMA runs the largest managed retreat program in the country, Two disaster response experts looked at the demographics of who gets those buyouts and where they go.
Too many New Zealanders were cut off without phone or internet access after Cyclone Gabrielle hit. Here are some of the back-up options we need before the next disaster strikes.
A cholera outbreak, a harsh winter, ten years of civil war and obstruction from the Syrian government are some of the difficulties faced by aid agencies.
Rescuers are at risk from aftershocks and collapsing buildings, but scientists are working on systems that will minimise ths danger.
A university professor who researches emergency management suddenly found himself in the middle of one of Canada’s worst mass shootings.
If Twitter were to go dark, with it would go a valuable source of data as well as a means of sharing information relied on by activists, journalists, public health officials and scientists.
Artificial intelligence can spot differences in images from before and after a storm over wide areas in almost real time. It showed Hurricane Ian’s vast damage in Florida.
Evacuations can save lives, as in the case of post-tropical cyclone Fiona. As more frequent extreme weather events are set to occur, it is important to have evacuation plans in place.
Climate change is a game changer and our disaster response is no longer sufficient. We must begin to address the underlying causes that make some communities more vulnerable than others.
While well-meaning, it’s unclear whether the benefits of training community members to respond to disasters outweigh the risks.
The unique skills of Canadian health-care workers with international disaster experience could be a valuable resource during domestic emergencies.
Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood disaster. Obviously, nature is a major culprit – but other drivers are also at play.
The federal election presents an opportunity to promote plans for improving national disaster governance and resilience. But the silence on these issues in political debates has been remarkable.
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Director, Disaster Research Center and Professor, Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware
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Senior Lecturer of Nonprofit Management, Columbia University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Houston
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Professor of Sociology and Director, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
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Senior Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor Emeritus of Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University
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Professor of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Hartford
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Hong Kong
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SNSF-funded Research Professor, University of Bern
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Curtin Research Fellow in Psychology, Curtin University
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Research Associate, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of Tasmania
