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Evacuating nursing home residents during a disaster can be even more dangerous than staying put.
Social media apps are becoming as important as water, food and batteries when communities face natural disasters. One key function is helping people connect with neighbors and support each other.
During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, some people died rather than evacuating without their pets. Now emergency managers are required to include animals in their response plans.
Why did some Texas coastal cities order mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Harvey while others, including Houston, did not? There is no formula for these decisions; either choice can backfire.
Many people may have stayed put during Hurricane Harvey because no storm that big had struck Texas since 1961. But like New Orleans after Katrina, Texas is likely to be much better prepared next time.
Major hurricanes threaten millions of people and billions of dollars in property along the Atlantic coast. Here experts advise on preparing, understanding forecasts and recovering after a storm.
Why do some people evacuate ahead of disasters while others stay put? The rising death toll from Hurricane Matthew shows that often the poor and vulnerable are least able to move.
Getting out in a crisis is often harder than it looks. But science can help.
Crowds have the potential to provide a “fourth emergency service” - but only if we let them.
Hurricanes can be deadly to those in their path. Officials don’t want to unnecessarily alarm before solid forecasts are in place, but residents need enough time to prepare and heed evacuation orders.
Transport researchers have found that when exits are located in corners, rather than the middle of hallways, they are 93.5…
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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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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Transport Modelling, Edinburgh Napier University
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Associate Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University
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Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Sussex
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PhD candidate, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Epidemiology and Core Faculty of Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of Alabama
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Professor of Risk Management, University of Bristol
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
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